keg
Example Sentences
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It was a powder keg waiting to blow.
From Barron's
It was a powder keg waiting to blow.
From Barron's
In 1768 King George III filled Boston with armed troops, creating a powder keg; in two years the spark of a single rifle shot would explode the Boston Massacre.
Witless doesn’t even begin to describe celebrating those who are willing to fall down a hill for a keg of not very good beer at a wedding.
From Los Angeles Times
“We’re standing next to a dynamite keg and the fuse is lit,” said Johnston.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
