- present participle of crown.
crowning
Example Sentences
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Should their attention be all on Tadej's Pogacar's crowning as the joint most successful rider of all time, with five Tour titles?
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Carsley even used Alexander-Arnold at left-back in a 3-1 Nations League win at Finland in October 2024, crowning his performance with a superb free-kick.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
More than 20 years after its founding, SpaceX made history Friday with its record-high stock market debut, crowning a unique journey marked by dazzling successes but also catastrophic failures and unfulfilled promises.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Dominic Fike’s “Babydoll,” which came out in 2018, has lingered in the top 10 after crowning the chart in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
As Elsie and I are lifted up through the Bureau, Mischief has been giggling nonstop in the background saying, “I’m helping a real-life magician escape! It’s my crowning achievement!”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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