ignition key
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Not once did I touch an ignition key.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2021
The seat belt, ignition key and gear shift are all on the wrong side.
From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2017
But when Walt connected the jumper cables to Ed’s car and asked him to try turning over the engine, Ed reminded him that he was too weak to turn the ignition key.
From The New Yorker • May 23, 2016
O'Malley, who turned the ignition key on his candidacy Saturday in Baltimore, is No. 4.
From US News • Jun. 1, 2015
And then my serious trouble began, for though the tractor was in its usual place the ignition key was gone.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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