How to Use locker in a Sentence
locker
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There’s even a handy locker loop on the back to hang it up to dry.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
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Brazilian fired the ball over the line to send the teams to the locker rooms with FCD up by three.
—Jon Arnold, Dallas News, 2 May 2021
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The Dodger-blue cleats didn’t last one hour in his locker.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024
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The Padres’ bags were laid out in front of their locker after the game.
—Kevin Acee, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024
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The guy who wasn’t afraid to fight always had a book in his locker.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Nov. 2022
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On locker cleanout day, Howard didn’t seem open to taking a pay cut to stay with the team.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
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Oh, and Frank ends up taking a leak in a school locker.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 9 July 2025
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Scanning that code in the store will trip open a locker door, where their food is.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 23 Feb. 2022
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If the school has lockers, find your child’s and practice opening the lock.
—Contributing Writer, Orange County Register, 6 Aug. 2024
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Before the Raiders could kick off again, lightning sent the teams to their locker rooms.
—Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 25 Sep. 2021
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Meet your guide and store any belongings in lockers in the gift shop.
—Robin Soslow, Chron, 13 May 2023
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At the end of the teaser, Ted and Coach Beard walk into the locker room to see all of the posters hung above each locker.
—Ana Calderone, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
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Players milled about, going from the kitchen to the shower to their lockers.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 1 June 2025
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The referee halted the match with Nice winning, 1-0, at the time and sent the players to the locker rooms.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2021
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Third baseman Justin Turner, the heart and soul of the team, sat in front of his locker with his head buried in his hands.
—Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2022
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It’s one of the unique things about the Lakers and their unique locker-room culture this season.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2021
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Set after the events of the second movie, Jack's still trying to get out of Davy Jones' locker.
—Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 19 June 2022
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But seniors don’t have lockers, so there is nowhere to put the new heavy textbooks.
—CNN, 8 Oct. 2024
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First locker, left of the door, is No. 29: new running back Jordan Wilkins.
—The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2023
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Phylicia Rashad, who plays Faye, stood at her locker and cocked her head.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2021
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The Broncos cleaned out their lockers the next day back in Denver and mostly scattered to the wind.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 June 2025
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Matta grew up in the locker rooms, the winning ones where players couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces.
—Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 2 May 2022
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Do everyone a favor and just put it in your locker (with the sound off, please).
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Jan. 2024
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One of the students grabbed the back of Villabol’s shirt and slammed their face into a locker.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 29 Mar. 2023
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Reaves sat at his locker with ice bags on both knees and towels wrapped around his body.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023
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The thumb in question came into contact with a chair in front of his locker.
—Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022
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The first-floor kitchen and break room will be expanded by moving the locker rooms to the basement.
—cleveland, 25 Mar. 2021
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In addition, the showers in the locker rooms will be turned on and the sauna and steam room will open within the next few weeks.
—Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 9 Apr. 2021
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Dellinger then ripped the tape off the locker of Mike McClendon, a filet mignon prospect out of Texas, who had been struggling in workouts.
—Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 29 July 2025
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Shore excursions, from dolphin encounters to Jeep tours, also come at an extra cost, and there are kayaks, snorkel gear and lockers available to rent.
—Nathan Diller, USA Today, 21 July 2025
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