How to Use padlock in a Sentence

padlock

noun
  • The grates were down on all of the doors, and there were padlocks, too.
    — Stephanie Ballesteros, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There’s a playground near my house, now closed with a padlock and chains.
    — Clayton Dalton, The New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2020
  • My neighbor put a padlock on the gate, and has not given me a key.
    — New York Times, 30 Apr. 2022
  • At the stone wall was a sturdy wooden door with large padlocks.
    — Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
  • At the stone wall was a sturdy wooden door with large padlocks.
    — Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Along comes the virus, that has put a padlock on the economy.
    — Fox News, 18 Mar. 2020
  • When police placed a padlock on the door, the owner’s son sawed it off.
    — Melody Petersen Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The owner of the tools said they were locked with a chain and heavy padlock in the middle of the house.
    — Tyler Langan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The padlock was missing and there was no damage to the van door, reports said.
    — Brian Lisik, cleveland, 31 May 2021
  • If the padlock in the lower left is locked, click it, and enter your password.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 26 May 2022
  • This trailer had a padlock on it, which would have had to be cut to remove the trailer.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2020
  • Chunky chain bracelets with padlock charms, ball hoop earrings, white knee-high socks and patent leather pumps topped off her look.
    — Hannah Malach, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Zookeepers slammed the cage's door shut and replaced the padlock the bear had broken off.
    — Grant Butler, OregonLive.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Also, make sure there is a padlock icon on the left-hand side of your browser’s address bar.
    — Washington Post, 2 June 2021
  • To be sure, not every default letter is followed by a padlock on the door.
    — Natalie Wong, Bloomberg.com, 23 May 2020
  • The man described the evolution of the locks on his door, from a chain lock to a padlock to a slide bolt lock.
    — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 Mar. 2025
  • There was a chain, like a bicycle chain, that had been wrapped around the door handles and locked with a padlock.
    — Amy Gamerman, WSJ, 22 June 2022
  • Once the account is private, a little padlock will show next to the username.
    — Erin Hahn, CNN, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Police geared up and stormed the compound, using a hoe to knock the padlock off a door inside.
    — Mick Krever, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Couples from around the world come to this spot to lock a padlock to the bridge signifying their love.
    — Lauren Cook, The Cut, 15 May 2018
  • Top-of-the-line models also have more complex padlocks which are harder to pick.
    — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The windows were boarded, and the doors were sheets of plywood, with a padlock to secure them.
    — Nathan Dicamillo, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Lunn took out a small key and struggled for a long while to open a padlock that secured a heavy chain around the door handles.
    — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
  • Next to a padlock on each restroom door is a note advising users to get a key in the mayor's office.
    — Carole Carlson, Post-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2018
  • The padlock is an archival motif for Tiffany’s that dates back to the 1800s.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The website does not have a secure connection (https) or a padlock icon in the address bar.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The intruders must crack a four-letter code to unlock their padlocks and enter the course.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 28 June 2024
  • It was known that Simonds had the only key to the basement padlock, the lawsuit states.
    — Josh Kovner, courant.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • At least three of the children were found shackled to furniture with chains and padlocks, Capt.
    — Melissa Chan, Time, 17 Jan. 2018
  • The Tiffany Lock bracelet’s padlock motif has a long history with the house.
    — Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022

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