pride of place

noun phrase

: the highest or first position

Examples of pride of place in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Watches fresh from the manufacture take pride of place on the ground floor’s 2,000 square feet, where travertine, American walnut, glass and metal have been used in the interior decor. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

In Bellorado-Samuels’s own bedroom, the television is stashed under the bed and works by Barkley Hendricks, Sadie Barnett, and Charisse Pearlina Weston take pride of place. — Sean Santiago, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2026

Comprising one gallery of paintings and two of prints, the exhibition at the NGA gives children pride of place. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

The owner’s suite occupies pride of place forward on the main deck and spans the full beam, of course. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pride of place

• aromatase
• oligoclase
• plagioclase
• polymerase
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• triphosphatase
• abase
• airspace
• apace
• backspace
• biface
• birthplace