crown jewel

noun

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Examples: crown jewel in a Sentence

Definition of crown jewel

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

Recent Examples of crown jewel from the Web

County officials have long ached for the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall, which is largely empty after spending decades as the county’s crown jewel of retail.

— tyler estep, ajc, "Gwinnett Place: Apartment developer buys soon-to-close Sears store," 12 June 2018
The companies that own Petroleum Towers, Alamo Towers and a 36-story Cotter Tower office building in Oklahoma City, considered the Cotter portfolio’s crown jewel, were put into bankruptcy after his death.

— patrick danner, San Antonio Express-News, "Real estate tycoon Cotter leaves behind tangled empire, fight over assets after his death," 11 June 2018
Microsoft has been actively courting open-source projects and developers in the Nadella era, as the company realigns itself towards a future where the Azure cloud becomes a crown jewel and the world becomes less Windows-centric.

— brad chacos, PCWorld, "Microsoft buys GitHub for $7.5 billion, promises to keep it independent and open," 4 June 2018
The $950 million project would carve a 145-mile path from the Quebec border that would run across the Appalachian Trail three times and over the Kennebec River Gorge, the region’s crown jewel.

— david abel, BostonGlobe.com, "Will a transmission line run through the wilds of Maine?," 23 Apr. 2018
At the time, Kushner was actively seeking financial help for the crown jewel of his family’s real estate empire — a troubled building called 666 Fifth Avenue in New York City.

— Time, "7 Questions That Are Still Unanswered One Year Into the Robert Mueller Investigation," 16 May 2018
The Cullinan — named for a diamond that's part of the British crown jewels —- keeps the genteel looks of a Rolls.

— chris woodyard, USA TODAY, "Rolls-Royce reveals Cullinan SUV at a price of $325,000," 10 May 2018
Wallace has yet to play a down for the Beavers, his potential as the crown jewel of OSU's 2016 recruiting class not close to being fulfilled.

— danny moran, OregonLive.com, "Christian Wallace nearly left Oregon State after family health scare, stayed at mother's advice," 12 Apr. 2018
In a family of true wrestling royalty, Brandi Rhodes is ready to take her place as the crown jewel of the Rhodes family.

— justin barrasso, SI.com, "Brandi Rhodes on Ring of Honor’s Women’s Tournament and Her New Show on E!," 17 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of crown jewel

1643

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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crown jewel Synonyms

Phrases

a feather in one's cap;

CROWN JEWEL Defined for English Language Learners

crown jewel

noun

Definition of crown jewel for English Language Learners

the crown jewels : the crown, scepter, and other jeweled objects that a king or queen uses on formal occasions
: the most valuable or attractive thing in a collection or group