locking up in a sentence

Examples

1. "I don't want my elbow locking up on me,"
2. Now America is locking up people like never before.
3. Police and prosecutors praise themselves for locking up criminals.
4. Walsh is being disingenuous when he claims that locking up Rebecca Corneau is not punitive.
5. One of our concerns is lack of commitment as far as locking up key players.
6. I'd also like to know why it's locking up.
7. "I just started locking up everywhere, " he said.
8. Locking up users in prisons is not a solution.
9. Hackett said Grain is getting close to locking up the starting position at left guard.
10. This is the era of locking up your valuables.