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 ticketFor a romantic dinner, candles are just the ticket.
Examples of the ticket in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The winner, who lives in Lewisville, bought the ticket at a Kroger store at 2709 Cross Timbers Road in Flower Mound.
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Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
The lottery draw date took place on April 3 and the lucky pair bought the ticket at a deli in the unincorporated community of Atco, which is part of the Philadelphia-Camden metro area.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
According to Rankin, the ticket was for January 19, 1981.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Baez Ventura didn’t check the ticket for five days.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
He had been elected governor of California three times and had run for Vice-President on the ticket with Thomas E. Dewey, in 1948.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
For him, carbon markets are the ticket to fixing something that ought to be fixed anyway.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Three hours before departure to check in at the ticket counter.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
The nature of the job All vice presidents play second fiddle to the top of the ticket, as that's the nature of the job.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
The lottery draw date took place on April 3 and the lucky pair bought the ticket at a deli in the unincorporated community of Atco, which is part of the Philadelphia-Camden metro area.
—USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
According to Rankin, the ticket was for January 19, 1981.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
Baez Ventura didn’t check the ticket for five days.
—Helena Wegner, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
He had been elected governor of California three times and had run for Vice-President on the ticket with Thomas E. Dewey, in 1948.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
For him, carbon markets are the ticket to fixing something that ought to be fixed anyway.
—Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Three hours before departure to check in at the ticket counter.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 1 Apr. 2024
The nature of the job All vice presidents play second fiddle to the top of the ticket, as that's the nature of the job.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 30 Mar. 2024
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“The ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20ticket. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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