pride and joy
noun
: someone or something that makes someone very proud and happy
Our children are our pride and joy.
The car is his pride and joy.
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Minecraft was just like Dynamite in that the oddest and maybe dumbest things were also the funniest: The main characters lived in a drab town in Idaho, where the potato chip factory was the pride and joy.
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Gillian Telling, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Often overlooked for neighboring Florida Panhandle options, this area is the Yellowhammer State’s pride and joy.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Jeremy Allen White has been cast as Rotta the Hutt, Jabba the Hutt’s son and pride and joy.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
But their pride and joy was their 24-year-old son, Maxim Naumov, who had competed in Wichita and had taken an earlier flight home, Zeghibe said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Gillian Telling, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Often overlooked for neighboring Florida Panhandle options, this area is the Yellowhammer State’s pride and joy.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Jeremy Allen White has been cast as Rotta the Hutt, Jabba the Hutt’s son and pride and joy.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
But their pride and joy was their 24-year-old son, Maxim Naumov, who had competed in Wichita and had taken an earlier flight home, Zeghibe said.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pride and joy
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“Pride and joy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pride%20and%20joy. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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