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Example Sentences
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Customers don't have to queue round a block to get their money out; it can be done with the stroke of a key on a laptop or mobile in seconds.
From BBC • May 30, 2025
After making their calls, the birds confirmed they’d completed the task by pecking a key on the screen.
From Science Magazine • May 22, 2024
Proposing a game, Lucy asks him to pick a random key on his screen; when he chooses “B,” there’s a prolonged pause while she types.
From New York Times • May 14, 2024
They locked it, then drove up our driveway and put the key on our front porch after ringing our doorbell.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2024
These two names look very different on the staff, but they are going to sound exactly the same, since you play both of them by pressing the same black key on the piano.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
