pride and joy
noun
: someone or something that makes someone very proud and happy
Our children are our pride and joy.
The car is his pride and joy.
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Oakmont Country Club is the host for the 2025 edition of the pride and joy of the USGA, and much has been made of the difficulty of the course leading in.
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Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Watching a dog develop and become more attuned to your presence — much like children do — can be an invaluable source of pride and joy.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Linus and Ethel built the Millersburg Festival Theater together and made it into the pride and joy of their family and the community.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Minecraft was just like Dynamite in that the oddest and maybe dumbest things were also the funniest: The main characters lived in a drab town in Idaho, where the potato chip factory was the pride and joy.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Watching a dog develop and become more attuned to your presence — much like children do — can be an invaluable source of pride and joy.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Linus and Ethel built the Millersburg Festival Theater together and made it into the pride and joy of their family and the community.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Minecraft was just like Dynamite in that the oddest and maybe dumbest things were also the funniest: The main characters lived in a drab town in Idaho, where the potato chip factory was the pride and joy.
—Gillian Telling, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Pride and joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pride%20and%20joy. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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