pride of place
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pride of place
First recorded in 1615–25
Example Sentences
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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
Appropriately, the men have pride of place in any description of “The Best Years of Our Lives.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
The judges said Fender's third album "felt like a classic album, one that will take pride of place in record collections for years to come".
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 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
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