as in jewel
an asset that brings praise or renown
the city's crown jewel is an emerald necklace of lushly landscaped parks
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples of crown jewel in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Location Known as South Africa’s crown jewel, Cheetah Plains sits within the sprawling 160,000 acres of the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, adjacent to Kruger National Park.
—
Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024
Chicken fingers tycoon Todd Graves, founder of the fast casual chain Raising Caine’s Chicken Fingers, recently sparked headlines for buying the nearly 4,000-square-foot crown jewel for a record-setting $15 million.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
The government has announced plans to sell around five percent of the state oil giant, Saudi Aramco—the kingdom’s crown jewel—in an initial public offering next year, which may help the firm become more efficient.
—David G. Victor, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
The Hotel Thermal in the legendary Czech spa town Karlovy Vary is not only a crown jewel of brutalist architecture but also the home and headquarters of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF).
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for crown jewel 
Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024
Chicken fingers tycoon Todd Graves, founder of the fast casual chain Raising Caine’s Chicken Fingers, recently sparked headlines for buying the nearly 4,000-square-foot crown jewel for a record-setting $15 million.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 25 June 2024
The government has announced plans to sell around five percent of the state oil giant, Saudi Aramco—the kingdom’s crown jewel—in an initial public offering next year, which may help the firm become more efficient.
—David G. Victor, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2017
The Hotel Thermal in the legendary Czech spa town Karlovy Vary is not only a crown jewel of brutalist architecture but also the home and headquarters of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF).
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for crown jewel
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'crown jewel.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Thesaurus Entries Near crown jewel
Cite this Entry
“Crown jewel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crown%20jewel. Accessed 2 Sep. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share