turn the key

Example Sentences

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"I could hear him turn the key and at the time I didn't realise what was going to happen," she explains.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Two missileers spend sometimes days at a time on watch in underground bunkers, ready to turn the key and fire Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles if ordered to do so by the president.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2023

“We can turn the key relatively quickly and start to produce the updated vaccine,” Pfizer’s Jansen said.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2021

I picture Greta giving me side-eye every time I buckle my seat belt and turn the key to go to the Trader Joe’s that is less than a mile away.

From Slate • Jan. 1, 2020

Meggie dragged Elinor’s hand away and tried to turn the key.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke