key ring
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of key ring
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Less than a minute later, when a worker with a key ring rounded the corner, her eyes widened in surprise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
On the first day, his students make a curved and twisted hook, then a leafy key ring fob.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
It’s like shopping at a pharmacy 100 years ago, with a white-aproned clerk pushing around a ladder to grab your tinctures and tonics, except now it’s a minimum-wage cashier with a key ring.
From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2022
"You're talking about a key ring that's got to weigh 10 pounds," Hyde said.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2022
Coach, with the key ring now on his middle finger, spun the keys like cowboys do with their guns on the old movies Mr. Charles was always watching.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
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