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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The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is probably our crown jewel of a landscape that’s still left to be a wild place.
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Paddy O'Connell, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
McIlroy is now only the sixth man, and the first since Tiger Woods, to conquer all four of golf’s crown jewel tournaments.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
One floor up, a sunroom with a wet bar is the penthouse’s true crown jewel, spilling out onto the limestone roof terrace.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
The piece acts as the afternoon’s crown jewel and is emblematic of the ethos.
—Colin Wrenn, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025
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Paddy O'Connell, Outside Online, 1 May 2025
McIlroy is now only the sixth man, and the first since Tiger Woods, to conquer all four of golf’s crown jewel tournaments.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
One floor up, a sunroom with a wet bar is the penthouse’s true crown jewel, spilling out onto the limestone roof terrace.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
The piece acts as the afternoon’s crown jewel and is emblematic of the ethos.
—Colin Wrenn, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 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 27 May. 2025.
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