open sesame
Example Sentences
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“When an aggressive group like this gets an open sesame to many desirable systems, they are going to use it widely.”
From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2020
“It was one of those magical permissions that are like an open sesame for the whole film,” he said.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2012
What accounts for the world's "open sesame" approach to arsenals?
From Time Magazine Archive
With a flurry of publicity�and an open sesame to the family vaults�Rockefeller enters the race.
From Time Magazine Archive
He didn’t consciously consider the new posses-sions the open sesame to Mother Dear’s vault of acceptance.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
