How to Use unlock in a Sentence

unlock

verb
  • Could you unlock the door for me?
  • This class will unlock your creativity.
  • How can I unlock my computer if I've forgotten the password?
  • The material's potential was unlocked only through extensive testing.
  • But some of it has to be unlocked.
    — Clay Chandler, semafor.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • And that kind of unlocked some stuff for us.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Joseph raced from his bed to unlock the bolt.
    — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
  • What was unlocked for you there?
    — Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2026
  • Many still leave their cars and homes unlocked.
    — Dana Khraiche, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Your car’s key fob can do more than lock and unlock the doors.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • Tap any panel to lock or unlock the door.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Every door must be unlocked by a guard.
    — Mary Buser, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This moment unlocked a new way for the pair to work.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The questions that would unlock it are not.
    — Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2026
  • Eze unlocked the game with great finesse from range.
    — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • And it’s set to unlock new strategies on how the game is played.
    — Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Place a $5 bet to unlock your bonuses, win or lose.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • What is the key that unlocks a Tuesday night for you?
    — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Bet just $5 to unlock the $200 in bonus bets.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Simply tap the panel to lock and unlock the door.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Tupac unlocked the front door and poked his head inside.
    — Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That alone could unlock ideas that have been sitting on the sidelines.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • This solar eclipse could unlock the door to one of your major hopes or dreams.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
  • This code unlocks two distinct options for your first bet.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • To unlock it, researchers have to leave dry land behind.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
  • This will unlock the initial $20 sign-up bonus.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Winning with all five balls unlocks the game’s top rewards.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • And the thing that really unlocked it all was the idea for the fourth act of that movie.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
  • First, no one had thought to make sure that the venue, a chapel in the middle of town, was unlocked.
    — Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Can a new formation unlock the door?
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026

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