How to Use keg in a Sentence

keg

noun
  • They drank an entire keg of beer.
  • Rather than a one pound can, look at an eight pound keg of powder.
    — Bryce M. Towsley, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020
  • The next your friends are carrying the keg out the back door.
    — Heard Editors, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Fill the keg with clean, cold tap water and lock the lid into place.
    — New York Times, 12 Dec. 2020
  • The restaurant tap pours it from a keg, a fresh batch every two days.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Its flanks were pure muscle, its body as wide and solid as a keg of beer.
    — Nate Matthews, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2020
  • But the bar comes with taps for up to two kegs, and staff can be on hand to help set up and work the event.
    — Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Palmer set up a makeshift stage using a wood pallet and a couple of kegs.
    — Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • All of the brewery’s kegs and cans come from that location, as well.
    — Daniel Hartis, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Manning says, once the keg is safely secured.
    — Tim Diovanni, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Plus, there’s keg bowling and a costume contest.
    — Laura Daily, Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Their goal is to finish nearly empty kegs to make room for other beer.
    — Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2026
  • There was a tower of toilets and a train assembled from old kegs.
    — Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The tap list features eight bottles and cans as well as five rotating kegs on tap.
    — Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2019
  • But while the keg may be the star, the celebrities supporting it still matter.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The first keg will be tapped at the gathering, with to-go bottles available.
    — Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2019
  • As if hiring a contractor to clean things up and adding a few kegs could ever be a bad thing.
    — Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Wines come from reusable kegs rather than single-use glass bottles.
    — Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 19 Jan. 2026
  • There will be 65 kegs of ales on tap that range from light sour to heavily fruited.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023
  • This all-day fest in the heart of a small town opens with a keg-tapping ceremony and a toast.
    — Audrey Eads, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The red bow held water for the tree and the openings at the top of the stand fit the keg tap, beer line and picnic faucet.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Celina’s celebration will kick off with the tapping of the keg and a toast.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • Artwork will be displayed in The Loft alongside a fiery firkin keg.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2021
  • See the toucan, harp, seal and the holiday keg tree made from over 250 kegs.
    — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The blood drained entirely from the body of the hairdresser as if a vampire had tapped her like a keg.
    — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Something goes awry and the keg spirals down a hill, causing the entire party to gasp and swarm the cliff.
    — Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Big brewers had been paying a tax of $18 per barrel, which consists of two kegs.
    — Tom Benning, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2020
  • On the first day, there will be a cornhole tournament and beer keg races on Main Street.
    — Norma Cavazos, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Bottom line, this is probably not the year for tapping a keg and throwing caution to the wind.
    — Bonnie McCarthy, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2020
  • But as true craft beer lovers themselves, the Method team has rotating pony kegs of local beer in its break room.
    — Ruvani De Silva, Chron, 24 Mar. 2023

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