unlocked; unlocking; unlocks
1
: to unfasten the lock of
3
: to free from restraints or restrictions
the shock unlocked a flood of tears
4
: to furnish a key to : disclose
: 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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Writing the human genome can inspire the next generation to see DNA as something that can be composed, unlocking possibilities that evolution has never explored.
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Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, this could help unlock nuclear fusion as a viable energy source.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Tupac unlocked the front door and poked his head inside.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Barca suffered two damaging defeats before the international break, against PSG in the Champions League and Sevilla in La Liga, in which Flick’s radical high line appeared to be unlocked by their opponents.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
Ultimately, this could help unlock nuclear fusion as a viable energy source.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
Tupac unlocked the front door and poked his head inside.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Barca suffered two damaging defeats before the international break, against PSG in the Champions League and Sevilla in La Liga, in which Flick’s radical high line appeared to be unlocked by their opponents.
—Pol Ballús, New York Times, 17 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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