hot ticket

noun

: someone or something very popular : rage

Examples of hot ticket in a Sentence

The musical is this season's hot ticket. She's a hot ticket on the lecture circuit.
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Romeo + Juliet, the other new hot ticket, starring Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, brought in just over $1 million in its first full week of performances after opening at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024 Apart from on hot tickets, buying prices are very often falling short of distributors’ original estimates. John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024 The event, listed on the Park District’s website, has been a hot ticket item, with almost all 50 spots already gone — Crane said only about eight $50 tickets remain. Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2024 Even without Clark, this game will be a hot ticket on a cold winter’s night. Beth Harris, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot ticket 

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot ticket was in 1936

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“Hot ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20ticket. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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