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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The revelation comes after thieves stole crown jewels from the Louvre, in Paris, in October.
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CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
And, even as the robbers collected their loot -- allegedly stealing French crown jewels worth some $102 million -- the security staff at a bank of screens weren't yet focused on the camera catching the robbery, Corbin said.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
The leak underscores the museum’s aging infrastructure just weeks after thieves stole crown jewels in a brazen daytime heist that exposed glaring security gaps at the museum.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Cape Town is South Africa's crown jewel.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
And, even as the robbers collected their loot -- allegedly stealing French crown jewels worth some $102 million -- the security staff at a bank of screens weren't yet focused on the camera catching the robbery, Corbin said.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
The leak underscores the museum’s aging infrastructure just weeks after thieves stole crown jewels in a brazen daytime heist that exposed glaring security gaps at the museum.
—Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Cape Town is South Africa's crown jewel.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
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 17 Dec. 2025.
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