crowning

Example Sentences

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The sound of Billie Eilish drifted overhead as candles flickered along every visible surface of Boom, the penthouse lounge crowning the Standard hotel in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

That is why this final feels so crucial for Djokovic - and that could provide the fuel to fire him to crowning glory.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

“I was very disillusioned,” he says, headphones crowning his dreadlocked updo.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

The World Darts Championship in London is close to crowning its latest champion, as the sport traditionally played in British pubs enjoys surging interest thanks to rising star Luke Littler.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

It seemed worthwhile, if absurdly so, to have endured all they’d endured for this one crowning moment, for this act of defiance that would end the suffering of all indignities.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini