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Recent Examples of brass ringIt’s made with a thick polyurethane — a solid plastic that is strong with some flexibility, and a lead-free brass ring.—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 28 June 2023 Editor’s picks The Machine is Bert Kreischer’s bid for grabbing the big-screen-stardom brass ring, taking his infamous anecdote and turning it into a meta-action-comedy perfectly tailored to his stage persona.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2023 Once upon a time, getting a job in a TV writers’ room was a brass ring of its own.—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 2 May 2023 Comedy specials are traditionally a brass ring for rising comedians.—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 7 Mar. 2023 See All Example Sentences for brass ring
Millions of dollars in end-of-season prize money separate each constructors’ championship position, and finishing fifth would be a night-and-day difference to its ninth place in 2024.
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Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
While the innovative competition format and large prize money make great entertainment for fans, Grand Slam Track is doing more than just becoming everyone's favorite sports league to engage with.
The royal gave the outfit a second outing at the National Assembly of Wales in June 2007, updating it with a beige hat and pearl necklace.
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Janine Henni,
People.com,
17 May 2025
Meanwhile, the pearls with a delicate rosy sheen used for a long sautoir style recalled the hue the young entrepreneur had developed through a relationship with Mikimoto.
While half a dozen of the most popular parks now require reservations just to get in, and others are plagued by bumper-to-bumper traffic between Memorial Day and Labor Day, there are still a handful of natural treasures that haven’t (yet) been discovered by the masses.
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Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
Of course, Grandma’s garden was always hiding more treasures.
Have a suggestion for a great hidden dining gem in your neighborhood?
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Kaitlyn Rosati,
New York Daily News,
21 May 2025
One of my four sisters would grab the paper and read these gems out loud, in a proclamation voice with special intonation for any name-drop of an Ivy League or Seven Sisters school.
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