How to Use crowning glory in a Sentence

crowning glory

noun
  • 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
  • His crowning glory isn’t just the historic win or being named Finals MVP after his mesmerizing 45-point performance in Game 5.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 15 June 2026
  • Messi’s crowning glory Lionel Messi would not have been any less a footballer if Argentina had been defeated by France in the penalty shootout that decided the 2022 World Cup final.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Messi’s crowning glory Lionel Messi would not have been any less a footballer if Argentina had been defeated by France in the penalty shootout that decided the 2022 World Cup final.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • Legendary Hungary team denied their crowning glory The Hungarian team of the early 1950s was one of the greatest in the history of football, with their dominance best encapsulated by their two myth-shattering thrashings of England in consecutive years.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 5 June 2026
  • Legendary Hungary team denied their crowning glory The Hungarian team of the early 1950s was one of the greatest in the history of football, with their dominance best encapsulated by their two myth-shattering thrashings of England in consecutive years.
    — Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2026

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