fob
Example Sentences
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It pops out when it needs to be used, either automatically through the user’s key fob or phone, or manually by pressing the handle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026
The doors typically don’t unlock when I approach the car until I pull out the key fob and hit the unlock button.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
In the Anaheim Hills incidents, one of the vehicles was stolen by thieves accessing the key fob signal through an antenna.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 26, 2025
Mr Heathcote agreed with the assessment, suggesting that a radio signal from a phone or car fob may have been the trigger.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2024
A chain of gold girded his belly and from the fob of his watch a rabbit’s foot dangled.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
