How to Use unlock in a Sentence
unlock
verb- Could you unlock the door for me?
- This class will unlock your creativity.
- How can I unlock my computer if I've forgotten the password?
- The material's potential was unlocked only through extensive testing.
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When the Ioniq 5 pulls up, a swipe on the Lyft app will unlock the doors.
— Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 16 Aug. 2022 -
At the post office, Lehmann unlocked Box 1673 and thumbed through his mail.
— Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024 -
Dorothy Brinker stopped the truck and rolled down the window and her husband reached through to try and unlock and open the door.
— Jake Allen, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2023 -
Make sure to clip the on-site coupon to unlock extra savings.
— Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2023 -
Make sure to clip the on-site coupons to unlock extra savings.
— Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2024 -
Step inside our casita to unlock your gift and share it with the world.
— Amanda Kondolojy, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Oct. 2022 -
In our case, the pool is surrounded by a fence that my son is far too small to unlock.
— Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 July 2023 -
In fact, their car can be told to recognize the customer’s phone as a key to unlock it.
— Brad Templeton, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023 -
This solar eclipse could unlock a doorway to one of your heart’s hopes and dreams.
— Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023 -
But what really unlocked the part for me was the sin-eating.
— Bob Strauss, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2024 -
Both men robbed the driver of his keys, wallet and phone and forced the driver to unlock his cellphone.
— Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024 -
Joplin met police at Garcia’s home and unlocked the front door.
— Xander Samaras, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2024 -
And The Kentucky Hug may just be the key to unlocking that potential.
— Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 4 Apr. 2023 -
Free from the constraints of fogged glasses and not being able to unlock their iPhone.
— WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022 -
Dispatched advised the caller the police may not be able to unlock the truck.
— John Benson, cleveland, 9 Aug. 2022 -
Only with two new keys in hand can Musk unlock the next treasure chest.
— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2022 -
Don't forget to use the on-site coupon to unlock some extra savings.
— Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023 -
Visit the Activities tab to view a list of lock and unlock events with the time, date, and method used.
— PCMAG, 20 May 2024 -
Subscribe now to unlock more from New York and Vulture.
— Vulture, 22 Jan. 2023 -
Twist-and-lock cover: Twist the cover to unlock it from the grid or metal clips and remove it.
— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2024 -
Instead, you're sent a code via email to unlock the door to the lobby, and there are free snacks and a Smeg coffee maker in the rooms.
— Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024 -
In the workshops, fellow artists were eager to share more about how the process of craft had unlocked something for them too.
— Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023 -
But are boiled eggs really the food to unlock weight-loss success?
— Women's Health, 31 July 2023 -
And the main user of the car’s Mercedes me app can allow up to 16 other people the right to either unlock or drive the car.
— Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 26 July 2023 -
Here are the keys to unlocking such a competitive advantage.
— Kelly Hopping, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 -
Among other things, being able to predict the shape of a protein unlocks better understanding of disease and could enable researchers to more quickly develop new drugs.
— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2024
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