How to Use keg in a Sentence

keg

noun
  • They drank an entire keg of beer.
  • The next your friends are carrying the keg out the back door.
    Heard Editors, WSJ, 26 Oct. 2022
  • There’s even a brown beer keg medallion at the end of the necklace.
    Alicia Kortendick, al, 19 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • Fill the keg with clean, cold tap water and lock the lid into place.
    New York Times, 12 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • Rather than a one pound can, look at an eight pound keg of powder.
    Bryce M. Towsley, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020
  • The restaurant tap pours it from a keg, a fresh batch every two days.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021
  • See the toucan, harp, seal and the holiday keg tree made from over 250 kegs.
    John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2022
  • All of the brewery’s kegs and cans come from that location, as well.
    Daniel Hartis, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Its flanks were pure muscle, its body as wide and solid as a keg of beer.
    Nate Matthews, Field & Stream, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Palmer set up a makeshift stage using a wood pallet and a couple of kegs.
    Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Artwork will be displayed in The Loft alongside a fiery firkin keg.
    Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2021
  • On the first day, there will be a cornhole tournament and beer keg races on Main Street.
    Norma Cavazos, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 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 first keg will be tapped at the gathering, with to-go bottles available.
    Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 18 Oct. 2019
  • The brewery distributes beer in Ohio and Kentucky in kegs and cans.
    Laura A. Hobson, Cincinnati.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Hopslam will be released on tap, in cans and in mini-kegs.
    Brian Manzullo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Jan. 2020
  • In 1752, a local man sailed to the West Indies and sent home to Newport a giant turtle and a keg of limes.
    Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Celina’s celebration will kick off with the tapping of the keg and a toast.
    Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 21 Sep. 2022
  • There will be 65 kegs of ales on tap that range from light sour to heavily fruited.
    John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 8 June 2023
  • For the dad who prefers his beer on tap: This growler that doubles as a kegFact: Beer tastes better poured out of a tap.
    Amanda Tarlton, USA TODAY, 29 May 2020
  • These guys played hard on the field, liked to get muddy, but were really in it for the chance to wheel a keg to the after-party.
    Daniel Gallan, CNN, 25 Sep. 2019
  • Charlie Coyle scored the opening goal, tapping the keg in the first period.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Women were hustled out, floors swept and mopped, and kegs tossed down a steep wooded slope behind the house.
    T.a. Frank, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • There was a tower of toilets and a train assembled from old kegs.
    Rosecrans Baldwin, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The tap list features eight bottles and cans as well as five rotating kegs on tap.
    Andre Meunier, oregonlive, 6 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • Big brewers had been paying a tax of $18 per barrel, which consists of two kegs.
    Tom Benning, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2020

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