How to Use jewel in the crown in a Sentence

jewel in the crown

noun phrase
  • The $4-billion project was the jewel in the crown of Ørsted.
    — Llewellyn King, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Now the jewel in the crown of the desert kingdom's ongoing transformation, the Line, appears to be facing a major rethink.
    — New Atlas, 7 Feb. 2026
  • No matter who ends up owning Warner Bros Discovery, Superman will remain a jewel in the crown of the 102-year-old studio.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2025
  • The jewel in the crown is the biennial Modern House Day Tour, falling this year on October 18th, during which private, midcentury modern homes open their doors to well-paying visitors.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Once considered the jewel in the crown of the civil rights movement, the Voting Rights Act has been largely dismembered since 2013 by the increasingly conservative Supreme Court.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The carriage, a private suite commissioned by travel company Belmond, is now the jewel in the crown of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, which runs routes across Europe (the longest of which is between Paris and Istanbul).
    — Tom Page, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025

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