skeleton key
Example Sentences
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“Microsoft should not have had a single skeleton key that, when inevitably stolen, could be used to forge access to different customers’ private communications.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
For Grilley, skeletal variation is a kind of skeleton key.
From Slate • May 6, 2023
Those looking for a felt skeleton key to unlock his various idiosyncrasies aren’t likely to find one.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2023
The virus uses its spike protein like a skeleton key to ease open cells.
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2021
The deputy examined the puny little chess book as if he was expecting to find a false compartment and a skeleton key.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
