crown jewel

noun

crown jewels plural : the jewels (such as the crown and scepter) belonging to a sovereign's regalia

: the most attractive or valuable one of a collection or group

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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Germany’s crown jewels, such as Volkswagen, have been struggling to pick themselves up amid a harsh macroeconomic environment and struggling demand. —

Samuel Burke, Fortune Europe, 29 Oct. 2024 The central tower and its surrounding campus will be something of a crown jewel that doubles as a new downtown for the capital city. —

Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024 First timers won’t want to skip Costa Rica’s crown jewels: Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Reserve and Arenal Volcano. —

Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2024 But Tulsa King has been the other not-so-secret crown jewel in the Taylor Sheridan universe. —

James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for crown jewel