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.
  • 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
  • But during a four-day layoff prior to the World Series, Freeman was able to unlock his power stroke.
    Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The group conceptualized the event with a larger aim: to unlock the untapped potential of the skin care market in the Middle East.
    Ritu Upadhyay, WWD, 1 Nov. 2024

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