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
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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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 6 Apr. 2025
Comments Love on the Spectrum, a crown jewel in Netflix's royal order of dating shows, returned for its third season this week.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
France is also a semi-presidential republic without a symbolic monarchy, meaning that Birgitte's first lady role doesn't come with a tiara or crown jewels.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
But…Street Fighter is a crown jewel.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 6 Apr. 2025
Comments Love on the Spectrum, a crown jewel in Netflix's royal order of dating shows, returned for its third season this week.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
France is also a semi-presidential republic without a symbolic monarchy, meaning that Birgitte's first lady role doesn't come with a tiara or crown jewels.
—Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
But…Street Fighter is a crown jewel.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crown jewel
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20jewel. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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