How to Use golden ticket in a Sentence

golden ticket

noun
Definition of golden ticketnext
  • The league has just been handed a golden ticket to do both.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Right now, this best-selling sweater is your golden ticket to join them.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The Bears had the golden ticket with the top pick, earning it after the Texans won their final game of the season.
    — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • There’s no golden ticket quite like the golden ticket of finding your name in the lyrics of a Taylor Swift song.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Apr. 2024
  • College was once the golden ticket to the American Dream.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The new Willy Wonka movie, out in theaters this week, is brimming with sweet treats, whimsy—and maybe even the golden ticket to your home decor.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But classic chocolate Wonka Bars, the kind that hid the golden tickets in the original film?
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2023
  • An invitation to the 10th floor of the Tiffany Landmark building is like a golden ticket.
    — Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Longer life Strong friendships are a golden ticket for longevity.
    — Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Those who order by Dec. 17 will receive a golden ticket in the mail before Christmas.
    — Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The lucky golden ticket holders will be put up in incredible suites inspired by the film.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Then, fill one egg with a golden ticket or certificate to redeem a larger prize.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2023
  • As if the audition couldn't get any more heartbreaking, Fire's 4-year-old ran over and plucked a golden ticket off the shelf and brought it to her crying mother to cheer her up.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Wonka's golden ticket continues to shine in its fourth week of release.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2024
  • Once the golden ticket to middle-class life, college now promises substantial debt.
    — Readers, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2023
  • One of Hollywood’s sacred red carpet rules is that merely holding an Oscar can be a golden ticket to just about every swell soiree in town.
    — Benjamin Svetkey, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
  • With 16 high-impact choices (flavors?) like bubblegum pink, creamy butterscotch, and ripe cherry, this kit is your golden ticket to free-form color play.
    — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Singer-songwriter Hannah Nicolaisen -- who earned a golden ticket and then sailed through Hollywood week -- lives in Montgomery.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 5 Apr. 2023
  • On an island where the average home sale topped $4 million last year, Ginger Andrews’s scallop shanty is a golden ticket.
    — Jenna Russell Matt Cosby, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • For Russians, an Argentine passport is something of a golden ticket, granting visa-free access to more than 170 countries.
    — Natalia Abbakumova, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Kya Monee' competed on Season 4, earning three yes's from the judges and clinching a coveted golden ticket.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Many millennials like her were taught as teens that college was the golden ticket to career success, and largely one of the only bastions to job security.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The 15-year-old actress earned her golden ticket to Hollywood after securing her breakout role in Wonka.
    — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • See more a Babiekins » 14 Bring out everyone's competitive side by hiding a golden ticket in one plastic egg, and seeing how far people are willing to go to track it down.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Good Housekeeping, 23 Feb. 2023
  • While Schiff appears likely to finish in the top two in the California primary, which is all candidates have to do to win a golden ticket to the November election, his challenger may not be known for a while.
    — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Rahm had also won a golden ticket worth potentially hundreds of millions of dollars.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The story follows Charlie Bucket, a young boy who ends up winning a golden ticket to tour Wonka’s iconic chocolate factory.
    — Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Bryan praised a crying Angelina for being so brave and stepping up to advocate for her sister, after which the weepy Angelina handed over the golden ticket to her overwhelmed big sis.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The trailer features Chalamet tap dancing on a cafe tabletop while leading a chorus of umbrella-wielding dancers, as well as the appearance of a golden ticket.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 11 July 2023
  • Those who order by December 17th will receive a golden ticket by Christmas — so recipients will have a token of what’s coming.
    — Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2023

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