the crown
noun
1
or the Crown
: the government of a country that is officially ruled by a king or queen
the blessing of the Spanish crown
allegiance to the crown
She was appointed by the Crown.
2
: the position of power that a king or queen has
When the king died childless, his brother assumed the crown.
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Daniel Gordon’s film focused on the 100-meter final at the Seoul Olympics, a race that was dominated by Ben Johnson, who then abdicated the crown after a positive steroid test, leaving Carl Lewis as the desultory victor.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
And then there’s the Stadium Course, the crown jewel of the restoration.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
He’s then used those picks to fill out the pipeline, and now has the crown jewels of the rebuild, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and Yaroslav Askarov, who are off to impressive starts in San Jose.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The system works like this: In the first position, the crown winds the watch manually.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Mar. 2025
And then there’s the Stadium Course, the crown jewel of the restoration.
—David Hochman, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
He’s then used those picks to fill out the pipeline, and now has the crown jewels of the rebuild, Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and Yaroslav Askarov, who are off to impressive starts in San Jose.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
The system works like this: In the first position, the crown winds the watch manually.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the crown
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“The crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crown. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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