deadbolt

Example Sentences

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Today’s homeowners often ask for alarm systems, carbon monoxide detectors, deadbolt locks, egress windows and other features that protect their families from danger.

From Seattle Times

He also allowed that when he came home from church, he had to unlock the deadbolt, court records state.

From Washington Post

Firefighters found the girl unresponsive in her grandmother’s room, which is where the deadbolt key was kept.

From Washington Times

Hsieh was "trapped" in the pool room, the investigation report states, by shed doors that were "locked with a single keypad deadbolt style lockset."

From Fox News

When Mr. Hsieh closed the door, there was the sound of the door lock latching and a deadbolt being drawn.

From New York Times