bear the palm
Example Sentences
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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 Familiar Quotations by Bartlett, John
They might contrast it unfavourably with Britain, but as compared with the other colonies, it ought to bear the palm.
From Mr. Hogarth's Will by Spence, Catherine Helen
One called "The Pass of the Sierra" may easily bear the palm among much descriptive writing.
From Authors and Friends by Fields, Annie
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 Stables, Gordon
Under such a criterion the most popular work of art would necessarily bear the palm of supremacy.
From Donatello, by Lord Balcarres by Crawford, David Lindsay, Earl of
