pride of place

noun phrase

: the highest or first position

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The finishing touches are coming together, with Sherwood now sitting in pride of place. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Rankin is a celebrated visual artist whose works take pride of place in both public and private collections around the world; Brett is a novelist, poet, and essayist whose writing has been widely published. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026 Despite the way it's treated, Nvidia's pride of place as the last tech behemoth to report results each quarter hasn't reliably made the stock a bellwether for broad market direction. Michael Santoli, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026 Mornings start at Plume, which takes its inspiration from Taiwan’s national bird, the blue magpie (taking pride of place on a floor-to-ceiling mural by French artist Elsa Jeandedieu). Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pride of place

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pride of place was in 1798

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“Pride of place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pride%20of%20place. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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