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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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Fundamental reform of monetary and regulatory policy would unlock the benefits of AI to all Americans.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
The exterior doors were unlocked.
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Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
Fundamental reform of monetary and regulatory policy would unlock the benefits of AI to all Americans.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
The exterior doors were unlocked.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
The outer doors to the campus building were unlocked because of final exams, authorities said.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 15 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 16 Dec. 2025.
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