brass ring
Example Sentences
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For many decades, the ultimate brass ring on Wall Street was grabbing a top position at one of the nation’s largest commercial or investment banks—the management committee at JPMorgan or a partnership at Goldman Sachs.
From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025
It’s about her needing to have that brass ring no matter what.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025
The brass ring is a trillion-dollar company with a global user base.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025
That’s a fundamental concern of sculpture in every artistic age and culture — its brass ring, if you will — and here it does yeoman’s work in energizing spaces both actual and illusionistic.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024
She glanced around, saw no sign of any lurkers, and then stepped up and knocked twice with the big brass ring.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
