the crown
noun
1
or the Crown
: the government of a country that is officially ruled by a king or queen
the blessing of the Spanish crown
allegiance to the crown
She was appointed by the Crown.
2
: the position of power that a king or queen has
When the king died childless, his brother assumed the crown.
Examples of the crown in a Sentence
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The look is a half-up, half-down style marked by messy waves and a teased nest pinned at the crown.
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Signs Its Time To Divide Perennials When flowers are smaller than normal, the plant develops a bald spot in the center of the crown, and bottom leaves are sparse, the plant probably needs to be divided.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
And now, with a lucrative new four-year deal for film and TV at Paramount for their production company, Upside Down Pictures, they’re primed to become the crown princes of Hollywood.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Even when new songs have come for the crown, a lot of them have only remained briefly at the top before falling back behind the top 10’s longterm residents in 2025.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
Signs Its Time To Divide Perennials When flowers are smaller than normal, the plant develops a bald spot in the center of the crown, and bottom leaves are sparse, the plant probably needs to be divided.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
And now, with a lucrative new four-year deal for film and TV at Paramount for their production company, Upside Down Pictures, they’re primed to become the crown princes of Hollywood.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Even when new songs have come for the crown, a lot of them have only remained briefly at the top before falling back behind the top 10’s longterm residents in 2025.
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the crown
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“The crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crown. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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