pride of place

noun phrase

: the highest or first position

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The show was never produced, and Morrison didn’t give it pride of place among her works. Elon Green, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025 Similarly, the fair’s beauty and wellness sector was given pride of place at the entrance and was bustling. Devorah Lauter, WWD, 31 Jan. 2025 Keeping almost everything else pale gives it pride of place. Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025 Susan Marinello Interiors In the living room of a Sun Valley, Idaho, home, designer Susan Marinello let the artwork take pride of place. Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 10 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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