How to Use pride and joy in a Sentence

pride and joy

noun

• Even with all the new models, their C5 Field watch is still their pride and joy.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 Mar. 2023
• There’s Tommy as a baby, his dad lifting him high in the air, all pride and joy and wonder.
  — Andrea Stanley, Men's Health, 21 June 2023
• But Brandy was her father’s pride and joy, and worried he would be disappointed.
  — Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2023
• He was once considered our worst president, a talking point but not one to swell his mother’s breast with pride and joy.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 22 July 2023
• Recommendations Key stops Siesta Beach, the pride and joy of locals, offers miles of soft sand that’s great to lounge or stroll on, as well as expansive views of the Gulf.
  — Valeriya Safronova, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
• The investor’s call was full of pride and joy as management outlined their ability to get great apparel for their customers.
  — Walter Loeb, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
• Venus Williams may be a professional tennis player with impressive accolades, but her dog is her pride and joy.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2023
• Thanks to its selection of buzzy beachfront bars and restaurants, fabulous hotels and water attractions, and fine, powder-soft sand, the beaches of Isla Mujeres are its pride and joy.
  — Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023
• Daughter Aïcha, her parents’ pride and joy, leaves the country to become the first person in the family to go to university, studying medicine; her younger brother, Selim, living in her shadow, flounders in school.
  — Marion Winik, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
• Throughout his health ordeal, Harrelson stayed involved with his professional pride and joy.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
• Executives in Germany considered abandoning U.S. sales, but remained determined to succeed in the market that had once been their pride and joy.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Nov 2024