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After a while she extended one foot a trifle and, with the point of her shoe, carefully unlatched the oven-door.
IN SEARCH OF THE UNKNOWNROBERT W. CHAMBERS
He carefully left the door of the cell unlatched as he left.
THE STUTTERERR.R. MERLISS
"We left the back door unlatched for you, Two-and-Two," Nelsen laughed.
THE PLANET STRAPPERSRAYMOND ZINKE GALLUN
He tapped at Ruth's door; he was not answered, but the unlatched door had swung a little open at his touch.
FIDELITYSUSAN GLASPELL
It had swung open a few inches at the touch of the one who had tried it, not expecting it to be unlatched.
GREYLORNJOHN KEITH LAUMER
Clare unlatched the door of a large chamber, felt his way across it, and parted the shutters to the width of two or three inches.
TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLESTHOMAS HARDY
Through all this talk Bobby had lain quietly by the door, in the expectation that it would be unlatched.
GREYFRIARS BOBBYELEANOR ATKINSON
Once a man stopped to look at the little dog, and Bobby promptly jumped on the wicket, plainly begging to have it unlatched.
GREYFRIARS BOBBYELEANOR ATKINSON
As Betty went up to the iron gate and unlatched it, she half hoped that the owner of Rose Cottage would be out.
WHAT TIMMY DIDMARIE ADELAIDE BELLOC LOWNDES
Upon coming to No. 34, and again finding the key in the door and the door unlatched, I entered as before.
FIBBLE, D. D.IRVIN SHREWSBURY COBB
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO UNLATCHED

  • free
  • open
  • unbarred
  • unbolted
  • unfastened
  • unlatched
  • unsecured
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