pride of place

noun phrase

: the highest or first position

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While the Pixel 9 Pro takes pride of place, there’s also a surprising cameo for what comes next… the Pixel 10. Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025 The name of historic Italian store Gobbi Milano occupies pride of place below the moon phase complication. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 June 2025 Handbags and accessories are given pride of place near the entrance of the narrow boutique, with Akris and Akris Punto ready-to-wear collections ringing parts of the vast, rectangular room. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 4 June 2025 That’s why a DJ booth has pride of place in the dining room at Ward’s remote restaurant-with-rooms, Ynyshir, at the edge of Wales’ Snowdonia National Park. Ann Abel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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