How to Use passcode in a Sentence
passcode
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Be sure someone knows the passcode to your phone.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
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Enter your passcode if asked, then agree to the terms.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
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Your iPhone passcode should stay on your iPhone.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
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The attacker asked for my phone and the passcode to my phone.
—Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2024
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The state can also send consumers a one-time passcode to share with an agent of their choice.
—Julie Appleby, NPR, 7 May 2024
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Anyone hoping to join the presale will need to sign up for a passcode.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
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This passcode helps keep those settings from being changed later.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
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Users who don’t have a passcode set up must make one before the April 8th deadline.
—Joanna Nelius, The Verge, 2 Apr. 2024
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Courts have been clear that law enforcement cannot force you to give your passcode without a warrant.
—Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
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Keys or passcodes to the locks should also be kept separately.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 9 June 2023
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The feature allows adults to set screen time limits and requires a passcode if the teen wants more time on the app.
—Jennifer Lindahl, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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Not usually a stickler for this sort of thing, but Phoebe’s phone doesn’t have a passcode.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
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The on-bike display has settings for the speed limit, passcode lock and odometer, and that's about it.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 12 June 2024
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But once the limit is reached, minors can simply enter a passcode to keep watching.
—Barbara Ortutay, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2023
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On which other devices and in which other apps can these passcode messages be accessed?
—WIRED, 6 Aug. 2023
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The current screen time tool gives users the option to enter a passcode to remain on the platform.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
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Iza and Zelocchi had stolen it together but didn’t have the passcodes to open it.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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Chapell relented, turning over his phone and divulging his passcode.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
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The idea is to thwart thieves who know the owner’s passcode and hope to quickly make the device untraceable.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2024
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You might be asked for your passcode or Apple Account password.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
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But the detectives couldn't get into Alex's phone because no one knew the passcode.
—Natalie Morales, CBS News, 26 Oct. 2024
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The pre-sale is the only way to guarantee tickets at the lowest price; click here to sign up for a pre-sale passcode.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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In order to view the photo, both the recipient and the sender have to enter a passcode at the same time.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 7 Apr. 2023
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Use a passcode on your phone and consider adding a security code to your phone account.
—Staff and Nerdwallet, oregonlive, 16 June 2023
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Your phone will ask you to verify your identity with a biometric or a passcode.
—Whitson Gordon, Popular Science, 31 May 2023
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The primary method is by recording the screen while a victim is entering a passcode.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 July 2024
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Protect the passcode The first step is protecting the passcode.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 23 Apr. 2023
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The new feature protects users in the event that a criminal accesses their passcode.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
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That can include the victim's name, email address, device details and even whether the passcode has four or six digits.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
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Click through the welcome screen, and enter your passcode on your iPhone to confirm the connection.
—David Nield, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2024
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