gain access

Example Sentences

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One, shared by cybersecurity researcher Dark Web Informer on X, showed someone searching for the username of an account they wished to gain access to as part of Instagram's recovery process.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Carpenter said that when Applegate couldn’t gain access, he knocked on the door as well as rang the doorbell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

First, parents have little to no control over when their kids gain access to the money, which happens when they reach ages dictated by state rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The researchers wrote software that links together two bugs and a handful of techniques to corrupt the Mac’s memory and then gain access to parts of the device that should be inaccessible.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“To gain access to the letters of Agatha Swanburne.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood