: a hold in which a wrestler encircles an opponent's head with one arm
Examples of headlock in a Sentence
He had me in a headlock.
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All with a cast on his leg from a ruptured tendon, Chestnut put a protester in a headlock and dropped him to the ground.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
Stephenson then leans into Howard, who puts him in a headlock before the athletes begin ruthlessly shoving each other into the fan seats at the stadium.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 16 June 2025
However, as Page continued to hold the host in a headlock and lowered his body to the ground, Seacrest began to tap out.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Sinking onto Desdemona’s bed, reciting his lines without notable crescendo or feeling, Washington puts Osborne into a weary headlock, and then kind of leans on her to death.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2025
Stephenson then leans into Howard, who puts him in a headlock before the athletes begin ruthlessly shoving each other into the fan seats at the stadium.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 16 June 2025
However, as Page continued to hold the host in a headlock and lowered his body to the ground, Seacrest began to tap out.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
Sinking onto Desdemona’s bed, reciting his lines without notable crescendo or feeling, Washington puts Osborne into a weary headlock, and then kind of leans on her to death.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for headlock
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“Headlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlock. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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