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

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 • Oct. 25, 2025

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

From Salon • Oct. 17, 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