crowning glory

noun

: the most interesting or important thing that something or someone has to offer
The town's crowning glory is its old cathedral.
He intends this movie to be the crowning glory of his career as a filmmaker.

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Hair, sometimes called a woman’s crowning glory, is not what defines me. — Shamsha Damani, Health, 13 June 2025 Ladies always wore hats; millinery in the South was considered a woman’s crowning glory. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 13 Dec. 2025 Food & Drink The food program at Hotel Metropole is its crowning glory. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026 Some rooms have private terraces – with the Terrace Suite, the hotel's crowning glory, boasting 100 square metres of private outside space, including a pool. — Nick Hendry, theweek, 3 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for crowning glory

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“Crowning glory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crowning%20glory. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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