key club
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of key club
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Tringale took advantage with one key club in his bag.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2022
The room was run as a key club, or a private social club, with prospective visitors required to pay a $1 membership fee to join the Maquoketa Sports Car Club.
From Washington Times • Apr. 24, 2016
Shi took five hearts, one diamond, two clubs and the key club ruff.
From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2015
A rather special segment of mankind occupies Kingsley's boozy, smoke-hazy, symbolic inferno, a red-velours-lined Manhattan key club.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Cape Coral, Fla., a $50,000 clubhouse is being readied for the autumn opening of the nation's first teen-age key club.
From Time Magazine Archive
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