doorknob

Example Sentences

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In an AI era when attackers can jiggle every virtual doorknob continuously, human defenders don’t stand a chance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Few signs of forced entry were visible on Sunday at the singer's home apart from a broken doorknob, an AFP journalist observed.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

Are these monsters pure animal or can they work a doorknob?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

It was subsequently discovered that they were suffering from the effects of a chemical which had been left on the doorknob of Mr Skripal's home.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

“Handle H” turned out to be a knob, rather like a doorknob, with a pin on the end that would fit into “Hole 7” in the wheel.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien