brass ring

noun

: a rich opportunity : prize

Examples of brass ring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In such a competitive market, with slim pickings for starter homes in the lower price range (DELETE and for starter homes), catching a break on mortgage rates is a brass ring. Andrea Riquier, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2024 Another detectorist then found a large, ornate brass ring, according to the post. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 11 July 2024 Built in 1909 by Charles I. D. Looff, who made the carousel for the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk two years later, Spokane’s merry-go-round offers 54 horses, a giraffe, a tiger and two Chinese dragon chairs and, of course, a brass ring. Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024 There is no ladder of success in the business, there is no brass ring at the end. Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for brass ring 

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Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brass ring was in 1930

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“Brass ring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brass%20ring. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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