pride and joy
noun
: someone or something that makes someone very proud and happy
Our children are our pride and joy.
The car is his pride and joy.
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Jeremy Allen White has been cast as Rotta the Hutt, Jabba the Hutt’s son and pride and joy.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
But their pride and joy was their 24-year-old son, Maxim Naumov, who had competed in Wichita and had taken an earlier flight home, Zeghibe said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
The 40-year-old Los Angeles Lakers champ opened up about his pride and joy on a recent episode of the New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast, and shared how much the historic moment means to him.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Instead, young people are making animals their pride and joy, as demonstrated by Liv in the video that has already amassed 3.4 million likes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
But their pride and joy was their 24-year-old son, Maxim Naumov, who had competed in Wichita and had taken an earlier flight home, Zeghibe said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
The 40-year-old Los Angeles Lakers champ opened up about his pride and joy on a recent episode of the New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast, and shared how much the historic moment means to him.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Instead, young people are making animals their pride and joy, as demonstrated by Liv in the video that has already amassed 3.4 million likes.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pride and joy
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“Pride and joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pride%20and%20joy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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