- present participle of crown.
crowning
Example Sentences
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The crowning glory of the collection is arguably the first-ever Flash Gordon comic strip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Held at the 1971 crab derby in Crisfield, Md., it drew less attention than sailboat races, greased pig contests and the crowning of Miss Crustacean.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Keely Hodgkinson has been here before - and it eventually culminated in her crowning moment.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Putting him on the almighty dollar would be the crowning achievement of these efforts.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
She floated on the ripe blue cloud an artist had painted crowning a yellow city.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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