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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Once a crown jewel of Mexico’s tourism industry, the city now suffers under the thumb of organized crime and is still struggling to climb back after taking a direct hit from devastating Hurricane Otis in 2023.
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Antonio Castillo and María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
It is joined by an assortment of Victorian homes (some are rentable) and the neighborhood’s crown jewel, the 1892 Bishop’s Palace, which is open for tours.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
The two braved the Topanga Mall, the San Fernando Valley’s crown jewel shopping center.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
But Subreddits managed by users are both Reddit’s crown jewels and a thorn in the side of corporate interests, as demonstrated by the coordinated action taken last year in protest of changes to the platform’s API pricing structure.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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Antonio Castillo and María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
It is joined by an assortment of Victorian homes (some are rentable) and the neighborhood’s crown jewel, the 1892 Bishop’s Palace, which is open for tours.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
The two braved the Topanga Mall, the San Fernando Valley’s crown jewel shopping center.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
But Subreddits managed by users are both Reddit’s crown jewels and a thorn in the side of corporate interests, as demonstrated by the coordinated action taken last year in protest of changes to the platform’s API pricing structure.
—Mia Sato, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20jewel. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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