crown jewel
noun
1
crown jewels plural
: the jewels (such as the crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia
2
: the most attractive or valuable one of a collection or group
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Examples of crown jewel in a Sentence
The painting is the crown jewel of the museum's collection.
one of the company's crown jewels
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Sam Allard, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
One of the remaining custom parcels has now been built out with what’s known as Club Meadow 8, a crown jewel of Silo Ridge that’s offered for $9.7 million.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
The glittering jewelry piece, which comes from Malaysia’s collection of crown jewels, was originally created in the 1950s.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 22 July 2024
Just take the building’s striking exterior, with its sleek curved surfaces and latticed steel, that carefully leads your eye up to the hotel’s crown jewel: the rooftop bar, restaurant, and pool.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 July 2024
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Sam Allard, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024
One of the remaining custom parcels has now been built out with what’s known as Club Meadow 8, a crown jewel of Silo Ridge that’s offered for $9.7 million.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2024
The glittering jewelry piece, which comes from Malaysia’s collection of crown jewels, was originally created in the 1950s.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 22 July 2024
Just take the building’s striking exterior, with its sleek curved surfaces and latticed steel, that carefully leads your eye up to the hotel’s crown jewel: the rooftop bar, restaurant, and pool.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 5 July 2024
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20jewel. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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