Example Sentences

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But after one of their locksmiths arrived at the property, the cost increased tenfold within minutes.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

By determining protein structure, scientists can create blueprints that guide development of more effective medications, much like locksmiths designing keys to fit into specific locks.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2024

“They also turned off the internet, shut off security cameras, and proceeded to have locksmiths begin changing all door locks at the hotel,” the MOM CA group says in the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2023

Among those mentioned: accountants, architects, counselors, dental hygienists, court reporters, locksmiths, morticians, midwives, plumbers and therapists.

From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2022

After these the relics of Monsieur St. Eloi in the shrine of the said Saint, carried by locksmiths, each wearing a hat of flowers.

From The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century by Sue, Eug?ne