padlock

Example Sentences

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The craggy entrance gave way to an inky chamber, one with a padlocked metal door.

From Los Angeles Times

When she tried to return to the hotel that evening via a disabled access gate she had been told to use, she found it padlocked shut, she said.

From BBC

Using a rotary saw, firefighters had cut a padlock on the gate, gotten inside the fenced perimeter, forced open the side door and swung open the main doors.

From Los Angeles Times

On a chilly morning in early February, a Downtown Ambassador swept litter from padlocked doorways of the now-closed El Rey building on Second Avenue.

From Seattle Times

At the time, the victim was wearing latex lingerie and a metal collar with what appeared to be a padlock on the front, according to court documents.

From Seattle Times