the ticket

noun

informal + somewhat old-fashioned

: the correct or most desirable thing : the thing that is needed or wanted

Compromise, now that's the ticket.

—often used in the phrase just the ticket

For a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.

Examples of the ticket in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The woman won one of the three $1,000,000 prizes on the $1,000,000 Deluxe Cash game after one of her numbers on the ticket matched a deluxe number, according to the Michigan Lottery. —

Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024 Though technically a winner could claim their prize through the mail, the envelope claiming the ticket would have to be postmarked on or before Jan. 15. —

Doc Louallen, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024 Keeping a filling, nutritious snack on you can be the ticket to preventing a meltdown. —

Sarah Wright, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2024 Perhaps a pilgrimage to one of your heritage places is the ticket? —

Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for the ticket

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