brass ring

Example Sentences

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There is still a lot of opportunity in our country but the high cost of living and the wealth gap makes it more difficult to reach for the brass ring.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s about her needing to have that brass ring no matter what.

From Salon

The brass ring is a trillion-dollar company with a global user base.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The gears of capitalism are such that it’s unlikely. There are too many brass rings here in the music world, and when push comes to shove, people just deal with it.”

From Los Angeles Times

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