How to Use golden ticket in a Sentence

golden ticket

noun
  • The lucky child who finds a golden ticket wins a bike.
    — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026
  • One golden ticket per age group.
    — Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2026
  • For now, these five picks are your golden ticket to a high-vibe summer.
    — Matt Rozo, Mercury News, 9 June 2025
  • Right now, this best-selling sweater is your golden ticket to join them.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The child who finds a golden ticket inside one of the eggs will receive a grand prize.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Still, as costs rise, the golden tickets have never been more valuable.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 30 May 2025
  • Give them a golden ticket to our best campuses, and many will flourish.
    — Michael J. Petrilli, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Longer life Strong friendships are a golden ticket for longevity.
    — Lauren Mazzo, SELF, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Then, fill one egg with a golden ticket or certificate to redeem a larger prize.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Playwriting has never been a golden ticket, or even, for most, a subway pass.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Diana had heard from friends that the wait list could take decades; getting in seemed as likely as finding a golden ticket.
    — Justine Harman, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Wonka's golden ticket continues to shine in its fourth week of release.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The lucky golden ticket holders will be put up in incredible suites inspired by the film.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The package also showed popcorn, an apple with a pastry, a golden ticket and a church robe.
    — Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Getting the chance to helm a studio feature is, of course, not the golden ticket for any director.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Each lyric site is a golden ticket to win a trip to Louisville and experience the lyric in real life.
    — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Both Arizona hopefuls won a golden ticket.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But alas this is the golden ticket for malware developers.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Designed to give anyone a shot at fame and fortune, this year’s game requires one of seven golden tickets to enter.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • Being the absolute best isn’t always the golden ticket.
    — Medhat Zaki, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • While the pass sounds like a golden ticket to fans of the parks' most popular attractions, the pricing has raised some eyebrows.
    — Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
  • His golden ticket as the Rockies’ first-round pick in 2018 became a ride to nowhere.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
  • With two yeses, Bautista still made it through to Hollywood and was rewarded with a golden ticket.
    — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Apple’s $100 billion pledge was their golden ticket.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • No degree comes with a golden ticket, just the chance to build one, piece by piece, through skills, curiosity, and real-world hustle.
    — Maja Zelihic, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • Learning to code has never been a golden ticket to professional success.
    — Tarika Barrett, Time, 13 Nov. 2025
  • But a golden ticket doesn’t guarantee a sweet ride once the gates open; only those who can adapt, strategize, and withstand the unknown will make it through.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • But classic chocolate Wonka Bars, the kind that hid the golden tickets in the original film?
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2023

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