crowning

Example Sentences

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"For a dancer, it is the ultimate achievement, the crowning glory," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The sound of Billie Eilish drifted overhead as candles flickered along every visible surface of Boom, the penthouse lounge crowning the Standard hotel in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

That is why this final feels so crucial for Djokovic - and that could provide the fuel to fire him to crowning glory.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

“I was very disillusioned,” he says, headphones crowning his dreadlocked updo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Finally lava began to flow, and as a crowning punishment, ash fell on the villages close to the volcano.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende