ignition key
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
There was another ignition key; I even knew where it was kept, but it did me no good.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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