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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Despite a complicated relationship with founder Vince McMahon, WWE has gone from strength to strength in recent years, securing a whopping $5 billion international streaming rights deal with Netflix for its marquee TV product Monday Night Raw and its crown jewel events like Wrestlemania.
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Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The replay Custer was watching wasn’t the multi-car incident that transpired in overtime of Sunday’s Daytona 500, the one that included the Haas Factory Team driver and cost him a chance to pull off an upset win in NASCAR’s crown jewel race.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Montage Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina The pristine beauty of South Carolina’s Lowcountry is on full display at Montage Palmetto Bluff, the Palmetto State’s crown jewel for eco-adventure infused with a serious dose of luxury.
—Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
If a solution is built on the consortium give-to-get model, an AI company must convince the customer that the solution is safe, secure and beneficial to secure the customer’s crown jewels of data.
—Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2025
The replay Custer was watching wasn’t the multi-car incident that transpired in overtime of Sunday’s Daytona 500, the one that included the Haas Factory Team driver and cost him a chance to pull off an upset win in NASCAR’s crown jewel race.
—Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Montage Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina The pristine beauty of South Carolina’s Lowcountry is on full display at Montage Palmetto Bluff, the Palmetto State’s crown jewel for eco-adventure infused with a serious dose of luxury.
—Jared Ranahan, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
If a solution is built on the consortium give-to-get model, an AI company must convince the customer that the solution is safe, secure and beneficial to secure the customer’s crown jewels of data.
—Ari Jacoby, Forbes, 21 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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