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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On Sunday, thieves disguised as construction workers stole, during broad daylight, eight pieces of the French crown jewels estimated to be worth roughly $100 million.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The Louvre's outdated security system failed to detect robbers in time to prevent a daytime heist of eight French crown jewels worth millions, the museum's director said Wednesday before the French Senate's Culture, Education and Sport Committee.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning for the first time since the brazen heist of France's crown jewels.
—Jamie Gray, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Thieves looted France’s most famous crown jewels, including an emerald necklace and earrings from the matching set of Empress Marie-Louise, as Fox News Digital previously reported about the Louvre heist.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The Louvre's outdated security system failed to detect robbers in time to prevent a daytime heist of eight French crown jewels worth millions, the museum's director said Wednesday before the French Senate's Culture, Education and Sport Committee.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning for the first time since the brazen heist of France's crown jewels.
—Jamie Gray, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
Thieves looted France’s most famous crown jewels, including an emerald necklace and earrings from the matching set of Empress Marie-Louise, as Fox News Digital previously reported about the Louvre heist.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20jewel. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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