Example Sentences

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Unlocking the strait promises to be the next phase of the war, either through a negotiated peace agreement or a military operation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"Unlocking opportunities for British businesses across the globe... is always the driving force behind my international engagements," he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

“We’d love to see more states headed in that direction,” said Ruth Delaney, who directs the Unlocking Potential Initiative at the Vera Institute, a criminal justice nonprofit.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2025

Unlocking the now-undisputed power of this issue required accepting those internal theological differences as innate to democracy and then, instead of letting them divide, asserting the higher-order value that was universal, the value of freedom.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2024

Unlocking the glass door on the front of the case, he slid it to the right, reached in and picked up the ball.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville