bear the palm
Example Sentences
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Now, of all birds that fly, the Indian crow most bear the palm for audacity.
From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Gordon Stables
Ye gods, it doth amaze me A man of such a feeble temper should So get the start of the majestic world, And bear the palm alone.
From Public Speaking by Irvah Lester Winter
One called "The Pass of the Sierra" may easily bear the palm among much descriptive writing.
From Authors and Friends by Annie Fields
Rahmut, indeed, disdained trickery of any kind; he had won his reputation by sheer prowess and skill in generalship, and if it came to a contest in cunning, Minghal would easily bear the palm.
From Barclay of the Guides by Herbert Strang
Now patriotism is one thing, and fine clothes another; but there are times when cold beef will bear the palm from either.
From My Lords of Strogue, Vol. I (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union by Lewis Wingfield
