unlocked; unlocking; unlocks
1
: to unfasten the lock of : open the lock on
Can you unlock the car for me?
3
: to free from restraints or restrictions
The shock unlocked a flood of tears.
4
: to furnish a key to : disclose
cracked the code to unlock the message
: to become unfastened or freed from restraints
Examples of unlock in a Sentence
Could you unlock the door for me?
geneticists unlocking the secrets of DNA
The material's potential was unlocked only through extensive testing.
How can I unlock my computer if I've forgotten the password?
This class will unlock your creativity.
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One night, some of the teens set off the fire alarm at Lookout Mountain, which unlocked the doors and allowed the young people to run around campus, climb on buildings and break windows, workers said.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
In the process, the third-year center has become a dependable option off the bench for Kerr, who asserted that limiting Jackson-Davis’ minutes is actually the key to unlocking his potential.
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The offers can be unlocked via the BK App.
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In defense of this argument, the top executive wrote that a domed stadium in Missouri would utilize a Thermal Energy Network tied to heat from nearby wastewater infrastructure that would sharply reduce costs and unlock large federal clean energy incentives.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
In the process, the third-year center has become a dependable option off the bench for Kerr, who asserted that limiting Jackson-Davis’ minutes is actually the key to unlocking his potential.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025
The offers can be unlocked via the BK App.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025
In defense of this argument, the top executive wrote that a domed stadium in Missouri would utilize a Thermal Energy Network tied to heat from nearby wastewater infrastructure that would sharply reduce costs and unlock large federal clean energy incentives.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unlock
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“Unlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlock. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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