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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Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Something was just holding them back, and the medication unlocks this realization.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 14 May 2026
And now, new research suggests such cosmic rays may hide a secret that is the key to unlocking a 60-year-old space puzzle.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Nevertheless, on a 2,500-acre former dairy ranch protected by its own fire department and subtly hidden in a secluded valley behind rhythmic hills, George Lucas has finally been able to unlock his inner Stickley.
—Patricia Leigh Brown, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2026
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Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
Something was just holding them back, and the medication unlocks this realization.
—Allison Forsyth, Health, 14 May 2026
And now, new research suggests such cosmic rays may hide a secret that is the key to unlocking a 60-year-old space puzzle.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 13 May 2026
Nevertheless, on a 2,500-acre former dairy ranch protected by its own fire department and subtly hidden in a secluded valley behind rhythmic hills, George Lucas has finally been able to unlock his inner Stickley.
—Patricia Leigh Brown, Architectural Digest, 13 May 2026
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“Unlock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlock. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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