golden ticket

noun

plural golden tickets

: an extremely valuable opportunity or means of access to something desired

Back in 2005, the little-known playwright Glen Berger snagged a golden ticket of a job: writing the script for a Spider-Man musical directed by the MacArthur-certified genius Julie Taymor (The Lion King), with a score by U2's Bono and the Edge.—

Thom Geier

The bachelor's degree, he thinks, is the golden ticket that makes a career and everything else possible.—

Thomas Frank

… everyone I fight, I am their golden ticket because they know if they can beat me, they will make a name for themselves and go on to bigger and better things.—

James Degale

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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 So much like an American Idol contestant with a golden ticket in hand, the trio is going to Hollywood. —

Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024 Networking is your golden ticket—rub elbows with industry pros, hit up events and join online communities. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for golden ticket

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of golden ticket was in 1890

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