Examples of dead bolt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Crawford was not in the apartment the next morning when the roommate left for class, and the front door was locked with a dead bolt, the roommate told police. — Tina Burnside, CNN, 5 Nov. 2019 Residents can put dead bolts on doors that can make quick escape, or rescue, difficult. — Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018 Raccoon can slide dead bolts, lift latches and open regular eyehooks. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 7 Apr. 2018 Pittman ran to the door, locked the dead bolt and told her kids to get upstairs. — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 6 Feb. 2018 Teri told him she had trouble turning the dead bolt on her way out, Quamme said in a recent interview. — Gina Barton, jsonline.com, 13 Sep. 2017 Teri told him she had trouble turning the dead bolt on her way out, Quamme said in a recent interview. — Gina Barton, jsonline.com, 13 Sep. 2017 Residents can put dead bolts on doors that can make quick escape, or rescue, difficult. — Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 30 Apr. 2018 Raccoon can slide dead bolts, lift latches and open regular eyehooks. — Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 7 Apr. 2018

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