How to Use headlock in a Sentence

headlock

noun

• He had me in a headlock.
• Put me in a headlock cutting off air.
  — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
• Does truth get falsehood in a headlock and pin it to the ground?
  — Richard Stengel, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
• That's when Mary put the sheep in a headlock and an adult stepped in.
  — Carlie Kollath Wells, NOLA.com, 15 Dec. 2017
• He was then tased in the back and flung to the ground in a headlock where the deputies piled on top of him.
  — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
• The victim then placed the person in a headlock and the two fell to the ground.
  — Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
• The sheriff said two men got into a fight and one had the other in a headlock.
  — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• This, from a woman who can now put her detractors in a headlock.
  — Mattie Kahn, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
• Meanwhile, in the church, Amos has Zoë in a headlock.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
• While waiting on the platform she was grabbed from behind and put in a headlock.
  — Nikolas Lanum, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2021
• Towns then threw a punch and missed, and then put Embiid in a headlock.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2019
• Valdez placed Lizarraga in a headlock and would not release him.
  — Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2022
• Spengler put Jude in a headlock against a car as the mob punched and shouted at him.
  — Emma Roller, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2020
• One of the boys had the girl in a headlock at one point during the assault, the suit alleges.
  — oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2021
• The former Suns guard is then put in a headlock as the fight spills out to the hallway.
  — azcentral, 13 July 2018
• Esparza wrapped his left arm around Tabares’ neck, placing him in a headlock.
  — Priscella Vega, Daily Pilot, 31 July 2019
• Stray Cat grabbed her opponent’s arm, spun it around her back and threw her in a headlock.
  — Alyson Krueger Martina Tuaty, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2023
• Esparza attempts to use a headlock to reverse but ends up back on the bottom.
  — Todd Martin, latimes.com, 10 June 2018
• That officer then drops to the ground next to the suspect and appears to put him in a headlock.
  — Madison Park, CNN, 4 May 2018
• The man in the headlock pulled a small handgun from his pocket and shot the other man in the abdomen.
  — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• Within seconds, the employee put the man in a headlock and held him down, the video shows.
  — Julian Mark, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
• Anthony wrestles Brown to the ground, at one point putting him in a headlock.
  — Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2023
• Arvid put the guard in a headlock and held him down, but the guard still managed to radio for help, the report said.
  — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2020
• The 15-year-old quadruple amputee, a young black boy, is on the kitchen floor, in a headlock.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Nov. 2019
• Alex Fei threw Lee Chun-yi to the floor, jumped on his chest and held him in a headlock.
  — Ralph Jennings, latimes.com, 4 Aug. 2017
• Whatever chance of her being controlled in what turned out to be, at best, a loose headlock was gone.
  — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
• The man placed the victim into a headlock, which left scratches on the victim’s head and rips in his shirt.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 4 Oct. 2019
• Todd put Chris in a headlock; Brittany took the gun and shot Todd, killing him.
  — Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• The guitar parts that Peter and Trace came up with put your ear in a headlock from note one.
  — Jim Ryan, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
• The suspect tried to place the officer in a headlock and punch the officer in the head.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2019