pride of place

Example Sentences

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Instead, where the rolling leather landscape forms a valley, a black-mirrored disc holds pride of place.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

If you had the chance to choose, what deserves pride of place on the next Jersey banknote?

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

All of that access can feel like a balm for the ever-embattled press, a deserved return to pride of place.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

The 78-year-old Englishman guided Portsmouth to 2008 FA Cup glory but Friday's win in a steeplechase, considered only second in prestige to the Cheltenham Gold Cup, will probably share pride of place in his life.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

You could also tell that the people of Welch were still trying to maintain some pride of place.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls