unlatched
Example Sentences
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Tesla has issued a software update for more than 1.8 million vehicles in the US to fix a faulty notification system for unlatched bonnets, also known as hoods in the US.
From BBC • Jul. 30, 2024
At the same time, it asked for a 17-month extension to work on details that will prevent maintenance mechanics leaving the engine access doors unlatched.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023
He barked, panted and drooled until she unlatched the door just a few minutes later.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2021
And in 1915, a monkey dressed nattily in men’s clothes — for which I could find no explanation, which was very shoddy journalism indeed — found an unlatched cage door and went walkabout.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2021
Such things are not supposed to happen in Toronto, where people leave their back doors unlocked, their windows unlatched at night; but they do happen, it seems.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
