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

Their relationship, according to “The Last of Us” co-creator and executive producer Craig Mazin, is “ultimately … the skeleton key to unlock all of this show.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

I remembered that the letter mentioned the silver dollar, fishing lure, and skeleton key.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool