padlock

Example Sentences

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The family barrister said nobody had told the residents about potential risks and the department had not advised the residents that there was no padlock on the culvert hatch.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

The first and only response to that invitation was to ask him to put a padlock on the door to the storage room full of boxed documents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Not necessarily a designer one, but a handbag with a strong sense of itself — an acid-green baguette bag, a wicker orb with a padlock, a cheetah-print apothecary satchel.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

Slouchy and decorated in padlock hardware, Chloé’s certified it-girl bag is my dream silhouette.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

It was a good thing I did, because even though Henrietta was silent when I got there, that lady was holding a screwdriver on top of the padlock and hitting it with a hammer.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones