crowning touch
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It's the Spirit of Ecstasy, the Rolls-Royce's crowning touch.
From Salon ● Nov. 17, 2022
There’s no need to defrost, because frozen pastry bakes up beautifully crisp and flaky, making it the crowning touch for a cold-weather favorite.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 6, 2022
The crowning touch is a wafer-like chicharrón chip, a sort of crisp bookend to the whole drippy, delicious mess.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2019
In a crowning touch, Gordon attached a canister to the front of the secretary, and in it he placed a small scrap of a flag bearing a star.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2018
He spied the ascot beneath the flight jacket, the cartridge belt criss-crossing his torso, the Bowie knife, and the crowning touch, a World War I Von Richtofen flying cap.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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