How to Use key to in a Sentence

key to

phrasal verb
Definition of key tonext
  • This old-fashioned trick is the key to a long-lasting bouquet.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 July 2024
  • The choice of a locally hardy plant is the key to its health and yield success.
    — Associated Pess, Orange County Register, 30 May 2024
  • The key to vault liftoff is how Biles contacts the equipment to transfer her momentum.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
  • Parkes attributes the mission to being the key to the company’s success.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
  • Gun owners are encouraged to take the extra step of giving the keys to a friend or even freezing the keys in an ice-cube tray.
    — Michael Corkery Tailyr Irvine, New York Times, 10 June 2024
  • The post also included two photos, one of which was a handwritten card to his parents and a key to the new home.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 23 July 2024
  • After a full day of flying, handing my keys to the valet offered a welcome respite from running through airports.
    — Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2024
  • The key to their family secrets is waiting in the 1980s.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 July 2024
  • The other key to Couples Therapy is the space where the sessions take place.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 31 May 2024
  • This can also disrupt your ability to fall asleep, and evidence shows that consistent sleep is key to good mental health.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
  • Far from encouraging overuse or misuse, virtual care is key to equitable and efficient health care.
    — Owen Tripp, STAT, 21 May 2024
  • Laundry services, hospital services —These are people that are key to the economy.
    — Max Greenwood, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
  • Draw from experience, and refuse to let your emotions interfere when intelligence and common sense are the keys to your success.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
  • The keys to defense in the modern NBA are rim protection and switchable perimeter defenders.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
  • Both cases, however, speak to the role of parents as potentially key to prompting expert intervention.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 21 May 2024
  • These particles hold the keys to new physics, exotic processes, and a deeper understanding of the fundamental workings of nature.
    — Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 11 June 2024
  • What was the key to making that work for you, that job?
    — Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2024
  • Sport will be key to the success of the new media venture.
    — Diksha Madhok, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Pike Street has been key to Lewisburg’s hopes since its creation in the 1840s.
    — The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Another key to excelling in the red zone comes with the run game.
    — Varun Shankar, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
  • At the end of the day, her key to pulling off a high-impact outfit is to simply go with the flow.
    — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
  • One key to quieting the boom comes from the plane’s design.
    — Monica Rodman, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
  • So, policy changes are the key to getting a deal to help Ukraine.
    — ABC News, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The elephant stem cells also hold the key to the mammoth’s rebirth.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The key to the battle circuit is the the rapper’s training data set.
    — C. Brandon Ogbunu, WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The paper was key to her career, and she was doubled over with stress.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023
  • No matter your kitchen setup, a good set of knives is key to easy prep work.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 9 July 2024
  • The key to a successful drug business, Joe says, is to work with the right people.
    — John Koopman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Imbibing has been key to the event since Cohen joined CNN’s end-of-the-year antics in 2017.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Was this piece of evidence the key to finding out who may have killed the beloved cowgirl?
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023

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