Example Sentences

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Padlocks hung on the doors to the indoor viewing areas.

From The Guardian • Aug. 25, 2015

He read the title out loud: “‘Louie the Locksmith’s Big Book of Padlocks, Dead Bolts, and Tumblers’?”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein

Nails, to two inches 40 " " Padlocks, brass 250 " "     "          iron 180 " " Pearl Barley 400 " arroba.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James

Padlocks of improved construction are part of the equipment, no two keys being interchangeable.

From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various

Padlocks were unlocked, chains rattled, and the door thrown open.

From The Enormous Room by Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin)