unlocked

Example Sentences

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She unlocked the doors, crawled from the wreckage and rolled herself away from the vehicle.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

These mariners all described the same, slow unraveling as they wait for some scrap of information on a question that hangs over the global economy: When will the Strait of Hormuz be unlocked?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

A further 100 billion cubic metres would be unlocked through the elimination of non-emergency flaring worldwide, it added.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

During the frenzy of the fire, Fillmore had apparently run out of his unlocked crate and was later found hiding in the 90-year-old’s bedroom, shaking.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

There was a door in the kitchen, communicating with the forge; I unlocked and unbolted that door, and got a file from among Joe’s tools.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens