How to Use locksmith in a Sentence

locksmith

noun

• The locksmith stood next to Lennie on the porch, twirling a drill in his hands.
  — Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2021
• The woman had a locksmith come to her house to make new keys.
  — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
• When a line formed and no one could get in, a locksmith needed to be called.
  — Micaela English, Town & Country, 13 Oct. 2015
• The locksmith brought new house keys, and both men silently worked around the stranger piling his life on the front yard.
  — Alden Woods, azcentral, 16 July 2017
• Within an hour, a locksmith arrived and changed the locks.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
• Alan Butrico owns the house next door and a locksmith business two doors down.
  — Crimesider Staff, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2017
• If the three bears had employed a locksmith, there would have been no story.
  — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2022
• Why were the services of a locksmith used when the Park Board has keys to all Park Board property?
  — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 2 May 2018
• Her father was a locksmith, and her mother worked in the cafeteria at the high school.
  — The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
• Like the locksmith that was killed (earlier this year) in a dispute over pay.
  — Carol Robinson | [e-mail], al, 8 Apr. 2023
• The Republic hired a locksmith to break the padlocks on the cabinets in late 2018.
  — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• The first takes place in a car, after Alanis, her phone gone and needing a locksmith to open her door, has called a client.
  — Jonathan Holland, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Oct. 2017
• When restaurants across the country had to shut down in early 2020, Anil Yadav had to call a locksmith.
  — Heather Haddon, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2022
• Snider, the locksmith, likewise relayed a feeling of déjà vu.
  — Tom Benning, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2020
• If you are locked out accidentally, a spare set of keys will save you a call to a locksmith.
  — Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 17 Sep. 2022
• A locksmith came by and said someone had put superglue in them.
  — Law Enforcement, The Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2017
• If the lock is not well secured, work with a locksmith and/or carpenter to make sure the door closes fully.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2023
• Many of our readers and locksmiths swear by Tri-Flow lubricant.
  — Bob Weber, chicagotribune.com, 3 Dec. 2017
• Costs pile up quickly for a lawyer, court and sheriff, locksmiths, repairs, cleaning fees and lost rent.
  — Phillip Molnar, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Aug. 2017
• If your dealer charges, check out a locksmith, who usually will cost less.
  — Motormouth Bob Weber, Star Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021
• Some have even authorized locksmiths to let the volunteers in.
  — NBC News, 10 Feb. 2020
• The suspect was one of three men believed to have been involved in an early morning break-in at a nearby locksmith kiosk.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2021
• Over his melodic recitation came a tapping sound as a locksmith installed higher-grade locks on the front door.
  — Washington Post, 9 June 2017
• Over their melodic recitation came a tapping sound as a locksmith installed higher-grade locks on the front door.
  — Andrew Selsky, The Seattle Times, 9 June 2017
• The key was not recovered, so the vehicle owner contacted a locksmith to change the locks, but the Subaru had been stolen again.
  — Lisa M. Bolton, Washington Post, 6 June 2018
• The main pointed a gun at deputies and a locksmith before locking himself in the house and firing shots from inside, Oglesby said.
  — Tonya Alanez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• Prosecutors say Kouri called a locksmith to attempt to access a safe in the house, and Amy objected.
  — Emma Steele, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2024
• Mike Denne, 69, a garrulous locksmith in Mitchell, was no activist, not a vocal anti-masker by any means.
  — Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2020
• The vault was eventually unlocked at 7:35 p.m. by a locksmith who worked on it all day, said Town Clerk Ann Quirk in a brief phone interview.
  — Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
• The main storyline of Army of Thieves is Sebastian and his crew attempting to break three legendary vaults made by a famed locksmith.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024