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Example Sentences

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“Our main strength is in numbers — they can’t key on one guy. We’d lost 11 in a row to them so we wanted to put an end to that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2025

It uses a mechanism that generates a random security key on a device, which is encrypted by a user's lock-screen passcode, pattern or pin.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

After making their calls, the birds confirmed they’d completed the task by pecking a key on the screen.

From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024

Proposing a game, Lucy asks him to pick a random key on his screen; when he chooses “B,” there’s a prolonged pause while she types.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

Another thing that hasn't changed about this house: the spare key on top of the doorframe, slightly rusty, cold in my hand.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse