ignition key
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“If you had a car in a garage for 30 to 50 years and one day you insert the ignition key, how confident are you that it will start?” he asked.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 5, 2023
The blood tests showed that the drink had increased his levels of a molecule that is thought to work like an ignition key to turn on mechanisms that prevent disease.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2018
The seat belt, ignition key and gear shift are all on the wrong side.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2017
O'Malley, who turned the ignition key on his candidacy Saturday in Baltimore, is No. 4.
From US News ● Jun. 1, 2015
“Really, Moll? ” he says with a sigh, turning the ignition key.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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