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
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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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Ultimately, every performance, from André the Giant to Mandy Patinkin, is pitch-perfect, and this film is a crown jewel of Rob Reiner’s royal reign in Hollywood.
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Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Number one, companies have to get much better at identifying what is truly a crown jewel in their company.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
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Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Number one, companies have to get much better at identifying what is truly a crown jewel in their company.
—Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2024
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 May. 2024.
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