: 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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In one instance, Aronson put a baby in a headlock, CBS Philadelphia reported at the time.
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Ceesay is accused of grabbing Thompson in a headlock and punching her as the slaying unfolded.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Others were spit on, bitten, placed in headlocks and verbally threatened with violence.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
According to his account, an ICE agent then placed him in a headlock and escorted him into a vehicle.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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Joe Brandt, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Ceesay is accused of grabbing Thompson in a headlock and punching her as the slaying unfolded.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
Others were spit on, bitten, placed in headlocks and verbally threatened with violence.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
According to his account, an ICE agent then placed him in a headlock and escorted him into a vehicle.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Headlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlock. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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