How to use "key" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "key" in popular movie and book plots

  • Roland burns Walter's jawbone and the key to his and Jake's dilemma is revealed—but to Eddie Dean, not Roland.  - The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands
  • Seeing nobody else there, she comes upon a table with a key to a locked door, and a bottle that bears the sign "Drink Me".  - Alice in Wonderland (1933 film)
  • Another key detail, Pirates may board your ship if they disable you.  - Escape Velocity (video game)
  • The Staff of Ra is the key to finding the Well of Souls, a secret chamber in which the Ark is buried.  - Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • She finds a small key to a door too small for her to fit through, but through it she sees an attractive garden.  - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
  • In Venice, the Illuminati search for a key to rejoin halves of "the triangle", which must be done by the final phase of the alignment.  - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
  • To halt the detonation, dr Hall must insert a special key he carries into an emergency substation anywhere in Wildfire.  - The Andromeda Strain
  • When Sheldrake asks Bud for the key to the apartment on New Year's Eve, Bud refuses and quits the firm.  - The Apartment
  • In the process, both Shadar Logoth and the access key to the female Choedan Kal are destroyed.  - Winter's Heart
  • The strain on their relationship due to Kathy's subtle acquiescence to bigotry becomes a key theme in the film.  - Gentleman's Agreement
  • Some key witnesses become scared and refuse to testify while others, such as Ferrie, are killed in suspicious circumstances.  - JFK (film)
  • Elizabeth was a moderate Protestant; she was the daughter of Anne Boleyn, who played a key role in the English Reformation in the 1520s.  - House of Tudor
  • However, Kwan takes a liking to Hamilton and arranges interviews for him with key political figures.  - The Year of Living Dangerously (film)
  • The series was condensed into a 130-minute-long movie by combining elements from a few key episodes of the first season.  - Space Battleship Yamato
  • The group was in Malaysia to meet with Hambali for the 2000 Al Qaeda Summit, during which key details of the attacks may have been arranged.  - Nawaf al-Hazmi
  • Upon returning to the apartment, Rita retrieves the key and finds that Betty has disappeared.  - Mulholland Drive (film)

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