jewel in the crown
noun phrase
: something that is the most valuable, important, or admired among others of its kind
He owns several successful businesses but this company is the jewel in the crown.
Examples of jewel in the crown in a Sentence
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Once considered the jewel in the crown of the civil rights movement, the Voting Rights Act has been largely dismembered since 2013 by the increasingly conservative Supreme Court.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
The cord cutters and digital natives are, of course, the jewel in the crown of all major media in all mediums right now.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
The $4-billion project was the jewel in the crown of Ørsted.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
London, the jewel in the crown of the U.K.’s economy and national culture, has taken a bit of a battering lately, with big business looking to expand elsewhere , workers looking for more affordable places to live and a flock of millionaires fleeing the city.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Time is ticking on that jewel in the crown of Coty’s Luxury division.
—Footwear News, 16 June 2025
The Monaco Grand Prix has long been the jewel in the crown of Formula 1, a thrilling racing spectacle around the narrow streets of Monte Carlo at up to 180 m.p.h.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Trust in the country’s state TV, once the jewel in the crown of state propaganda, has plummeted in recent years, according to ranking officials.
—Omid Memarian, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2019
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
The cord cutters and digital natives are, of course, the jewel in the crown of all major media in all mediums right now.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
The $4-billion project was the jewel in the crown of Ørsted.
—Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
London, the jewel in the crown of the U.K.’s economy and national culture, has taken a bit of a battering lately, with big business looking to expand elsewhere , workers looking for more affordable places to live and a flock of millionaires fleeing the city.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Time is ticking on that jewel in the crown of Coty’s Luxury division.
—Footwear News, 16 June 2025
The Monaco Grand Prix has long been the jewel in the crown of Formula 1, a thrilling racing spectacle around the narrow streets of Monte Carlo at up to 180 m.p.h.
—Ian Parkes, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Trust in the country’s state TV, once the jewel in the crown of state propaganda, has plummeted in recent years, according to ranking officials.
—Omid Memarian, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2019
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“Jewel in the crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jewel%20in%20the%20crown. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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