Example Sentences

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CB Financial Services discovered an AI agent was unlocking nonpublic customer data, including names and Social Security numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

On Tuesday, the resident was unlocking the padlock to drive off the property when he was approached by a Union-Tribune reporter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2019

He said he was unlocking his store when he saw a man rushing across the street with a cup of liquid.

From New York Times • Dec. 12, 2012

My first encounter with Walter Scott was unlocking a trunk, in my grandfather's attic, which contained the 'Waverley' novels.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2012

Ahead of us a prison trustee was unlocking the door to a cell.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom