crowning glory
noun
: the most interesting or important thing that something or someone has to offer
The town's crowning glory is its old cathedral.
He intends this movie to be the crowning glory of his career as a filmmaker.
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Some rooms have private terraces – with the Terrace Suite, the hotel's crowning glory, boasting 100 square metres of private outside space, including a pool.
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Nick Hendry, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
That match was the culmination of his, and his boyhood team’s, longstanding ambition: a first European Cup for Barcelona, a crowning glory for the dream team built, designed, perfected by Johan Cruyff.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
While fashions changed dramatically through different historical eras, long hair continued to be closely associated with femininity and viewed as women’s crowning glory, with this notion only seeing real challenge in the early 20th century.
—Hannah Thompson, refinery29.com, 3 July 2024
After fans exited Lusail Stadium - which had played host to Lionel Messi and Argentina's crowning glory at the World Cup - a spectacular firework display continued over Doha.
—James Robson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Marsden's sparring with Gladden — who begins the series as a preening fanboy before realizing the Sonic the Hedgehog star might be the stupidest member of the jury — is the show's crowning glory.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2023
During the height of the Italian Renaissance, hair was considered a woman’s crowning glory, as evidenced by the intricate styles visible in paintings from the era (think works like Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus and Portrait of a Young Woman, or La Bella by Titian).
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2023
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Nick Hendry, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024
That match was the culmination of his, and his boyhood team’s, longstanding ambition: a first European Cup for Barcelona, a crowning glory for the dream team built, designed, perfected by Johan Cruyff.
—Rory Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
While fashions changed dramatically through different historical eras, long hair continued to be closely associated with femininity and viewed as women’s crowning glory, with this notion only seeing real challenge in the early 20th century.
—Hannah Thompson, refinery29.com, 3 July 2024
After fans exited Lusail Stadium - which had played host to Lionel Messi and Argentina's crowning glory at the World Cup - a spectacular firework display continued over Doha.
—James Robson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
Marsden's sparring with Gladden — who begins the series as a preening fanboy before realizing the Sonic the Hedgehog star might be the stupidest member of the jury — is the show's crowning glory.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2023
During the height of the Italian Renaissance, hair was considered a woman’s crowning glory, as evidenced by the intricate styles visible in paintings from the era (think works like Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus and Portrait of a Young Woman, or La Bella by Titian).
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2023
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“Crowning glory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowning%20glory. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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