key ring


noun
  1. a ring, usually of metal, for holding keys.

Origin of key ring

1
First recorded in 1885–90

Words Nearby key ring

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How to use key ring in a sentence

  • It also includes a key ring so you can keep your phone, money, and keys all connected.

  • Then, as though struck by a thought, Powell 104 Seaton crossed the room, drawing his key-ring from a pocket.

  • Then, extracting his pocket key-ring, he selected the proper key and made several attempts to insert it in the slot of the lock.

    Alias The Lone Wolf | Louis Joseph Vance
  • Finally, pieces of the key-ring were fitted in bands around the bone, through notches cut in the ends of the steel blade.

    Into the Primitive | Robert Ames Bennet
  • After a moment he came upon what he sought—a key ring confining several keys.

    The Mucker | Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • All this time the chauffeur had been wrestling with the key ring, and finally had our bare necessities in the way of doors open.

    The Smiling Hill-Top | Julia M. Sloane