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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

“The key on all this has been the Rebel at Oaklawn; we skipped it,” McPeek said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 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

Her fingers strayed to the winding key on its bottom, but glancing at the sleeping Tuck, she shook her head, gave the little box a pat, and dropped it into her pocket.

From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit