fob

Example Sentences

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It pops out when it needs to be used, either automatically through the user’s key fob or phone, or manually by pressing the handle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The doors typically don’t unlock when I approach the car until I pull out the key fob and hit the unlock button.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

The shock came days later when he took the car to a local Kia dealership to ask about a faulty button on the key fob designed to access the boot.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

The downside of this feature, Sutter said, is a signal is constantly being emitted from the key fob, similar to a debit card.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025

He also wore a fob watch and a chain.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam