just the ticket

Example Sentences

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That seems just the ticket these days, whether you’re a company or a country.

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Jack Dempsey hasn't played a whole pile of rugby but his carrying and his intensity might be just the ticket to get Scotland over the line.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

But if you like the idea of a knockout side dish with a certain savory je ne sais quoi, this is just the ticket.

From Salon • Nov. 3, 2022

In those cases, this folding saw is just the ticket.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

For instance, they said "flat" for fool, "just the ticket" for exactly, "grandly" for splendidly, and so on—all of which seemed to me either bookish or disagreeably vulgar.

From Youth by Hogarth, C. J.