the crown

noun

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.

: the position of power that a king or queen has

When the king died childless, his brother assumed the crown.

Examples of the crown in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For drivers and fans, the event is the crown jewel of the NTT IndyCar Series racing season. —

Amy Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2024 The stadium welcomed 52,000 people to the event, all there to witness the crown jewel of pop spectacle. —

Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2024 For a wedding or party look, tease up the crown and add a pretty accessory to dress it up. —

Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 6 May 2024 But the bulk of the war has been fought, and the crown goes to Compton. —

Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 May 2024 Read Next Florida Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov a Selke Trophy finalist for third time in four seasons May 05, 2024 1:29 PM This year, Florida won the Atlantic Division, edging Boston for the crown by one point. —

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 May 2024 The ocean estates are the crown jewels, ranging from four to six bedrooms. —

Hannah Seligson, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024 Rushing, who’s a gifted pass rusher from Tucson and the crown jewel of a ridiculous defensive line haul for Dan Lanning. —

Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024 Our current Editors' Choice winners are Cubase Pro and Apple Logic Pro for Windows and macOS, respectively, while Avid Pro Tools holds the crown for cross-platform, high-end digital audio workstations. —

PCMAG, 30 Apr. 2024

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