How to Use pride of place in a Sentence

pride of place

noun phrase

• The many colors of heartbreak are given pride of place.
  — Simon Wu, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2024
• In our local museum, a model of the fortress had pride of place.
  — Haiane Avakian, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2023
• Martinů and others aside, Salzburg is Mozart’s town, and Mozart has pride of place.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Aug. 2023
• But The Peacemaker wants to restore Reagan to pride of place.
  — Sean T. Byrnes, The New Republic, 6 July 2023
• In one photo, a bunch of teens crowd into the frame, in which somebody’s giant boom box takes pride of place.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2024
• Most striking in the data is that China has lost pride of place as the biggest exporter to the United States.
  — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
• The poet Pushkin is still revered, with a grand boulevard named for him and a big statue taking pride of place in front of the city council building.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024
• Wow Dream Coat Curly Spray, giving it pride of place as the number one product in his arsenal.
  — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
• The honorary Heart of Sarajevo will take pride of place in my home and remind me of the need to take risks, to act in solidarity.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 May 2023
• Occupying pride of place on the upper deck, the suite comes with two bathrooms, a vanity area, and two wardrobes.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 May 2023
• There’s another spot for soaking, too, with a large Jacuzzi occupying pride of place on the fly deck.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 June 2023
• So, while the TV takes pride of place above the mantel, Toombs is careful to add items that do not detract from the screen while still complementing the mantelpiece.
  — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
• The enormous aviation build-out, with a surge of investment behind it, has pride of place in India’s case for a greater standing on the world stage.
  — Hari Kumar, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
• On the first floor, tennis and its growing lifestyle category take pride of place.
  — Lily Templeton, WWD, 12 July 2024
• Alfresco dining areas big enough for 12 and more plush lounges grace the next two decks, while an inviting Jacuzzi occupies pride of place in the bow.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 Aug. 2024
• Zaslav keeps a photo of himself with Malone in his office in L.A., in pride of place among the family portraits.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
• The upper deck is also ripe for open-air entertaining, with a 10-seat table taking pride of place at the center.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2023
• Bonds built on pride of place create tenacious loyalty.
  — Maureen MacKey, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2023
• Sondheim’s score, never out of consciousness, is given pride of place.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2023
• An owner’s suite of roughly 600 square feet occupies pride of place on the main deck, while four en suite guest cabins are located on the lower deck.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 May 2024
• Petals often take pride of place, overlapped and usually pointing downward to allow rain to run off.
  — Vicky Smith, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2023
• Inside, the meowing cat portrait that Burch featured in her resort designs takes pride of place in repeat in black-and-white across the walls of the store’s front room and mezzanine.
  — Alex Wynne, WWD, 18 June 2024
• Around the midpoint, the dress that Grimes wore to the 2021 Met Gala is given pride of place, framed by a large window overlooking a soaring passageway within the museum.
  — Amy Verner, Vogue, 29 Nov. 2023
• There are not one but three pools positioned thoughtfully across the outdoor decks: The first occupies pride of place on the large beach club aft, the second sits on the main deck, and the third is located towards the bow.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 May 2023
• Occupying pride of place on the main deck, the luxurious owner’s suite is outfitted with a dressing room and plush lounge.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023
• Whereas private things rising from within ourselves had once reigned, public things, coming from outside, now take pride of place.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2023
• African cinema, often overlooked or ignored in Cannes, has had pride of place at this year’s festival, with a record number of films in the official lineup.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
• But for the last year, a vintage percussion instrument has occupied pride of place in the singer-songwriter’s forest green home studio.
  — Melena Ryzik, New York Times, 5 June 2023
• His signature crown motif has also been recreated in 3-D form, with a miniature rose-gold crown occupying pride of place at the center of the movement.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 22 July 2024
• As voted by the near 1000 attendees of the animation confab, the peer-to-peer tributes offer a real-time gauge of industry currents, and here, even more so than last year, public outfits take pride of place.
  — Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024