The magical cave would open with/on the words,

[chitraaa]

'The magical cave would open with the words, “Open sesame!"'
I wrote this sentence and can't decide which preposition to use. Please guide.

 

[emsr2d2]

In that sentence, use "with".

 

[5jj]

I think I'd use 'to' or 'at'.

 

[Tarheel]

The Britannica Dictionary

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open sesame
noun
[singular]

: something that allows a person or thing to do or enter something successfully and easily
[+] Example sentences
◊ Open sesame comes from the story Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, in which Ali Baba uses the magical command “open sesame” to open the door of the thieves' cave.




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[emsr2d2]

@Tarheel Without clicking on the links, where does your post tell the OP which preposition to use?

 

[Tarheel]

@Tarheel Without clicking on the links, where does your post tell the OP which preposition to use?

It doesn't. But that expression has been around for a while. Maybe I shouldn't be so picky, but the OP claims it's an original sentence.

 

[5jj]

They didn't claim to have made up the words 'open sesame''.

 

[Tarheel]

They didn't claim to have made up the words 'open sesame''.

I didn't say they did. However, the sentence itself is hardly original