crest
Example Sentences
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His rivals watched him disappear over the crest of the hill, knowing yet another gold medal was going with him.
A secondary school in Derby recently announced it will ditch its traditional uniform of a shirt, blazer and tie - in favour of a black all-weather jacket and polo shirt containing the school crest.
From BBC
For generations, this imposing photograph of a clean-shaven Abraham Lincoln—age 51 and at the crest of newfound national fame—inexplicably remained an orphan in the Lincoln visual canon.
He also used symbols like the "pava", the traditional farmer's hat, and the endangered Puerto Rican crested toad.
From BBC
He felt as if he were on a surfboard, catching a giant wave, rising, cresting, and sliding back down again.
From Literature
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