lock on
verb
variants
or lock onto
locked on or locked onto; locking on or locking onto; locks on or locks onto
: to acquire (something, such as a target or signal) automatically using a sensor (such as radar)
Examples of lock on in a Sentence
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For today’s setup, my crosshairs are locked on Salesforce (CRM) .
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
When Greg installs a latch lock on the inside of his door so that Walt can’t barge in at any time, Walt takes umbrage to this bid for privacy.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
The two of us were holding the door with our bodies because there wasn’t a lock on it.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Many use locks on refrigerators or pantries.
—Health, 15 Apr. 2026
Social Circle went so far as to put a lock on the water meter for the warehouse that ICE purchased.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Police went to Beamon’s house and observed a lock on the basement door, a mattress on the floor and a radio playing loudly.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
As the crew regained contact with Earth and locked on with the glowing blue marble once again, Christina Koch marveled at lunar flyby experience but paid special homage to the comforts awaiting back home.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
In Georgia, the town of Social Circle placed a lock on the water meter at a warehouse DHS purchased.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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Nishant Pant, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
When Greg installs a latch lock on the inside of his door so that Walt can’t barge in at any time, Walt takes umbrage to this bid for privacy.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
The two of us were holding the door with our bodies because there wasn’t a lock on it.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Apr. 2026
Many use locks on refrigerators or pantries.
—Health, 15 Apr. 2026
Social Circle went so far as to put a lock on the water meter for the warehouse that ICE purchased.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Police went to Beamon’s house and observed a lock on the basement door, a mattress on the floor and a radio playing loudly.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
As the crew regained contact with Earth and locked on with the glowing blue marble once again, Christina Koch marveled at lunar flyby experience but paid special homage to the comforts awaiting back home.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
In Georgia, the town of Social Circle placed a lock on the water meter at a warehouse DHS purchased.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Lock on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lock%20on. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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