pride and joy
Example Sentences
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It could engender pride and joy at your stealthy maneuvers, indifference, resentment or using the friendship as collateral for a loan.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
The almost-daily barrages, paired with the cold snap, have put lives at risk and created an unprecedented threat for Ivannikov's pride and joy: a collection of almost 4,000 species.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
But this baby plot is the pride and joy of the tight-knit group of green thumbers who tend to it.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025
"To my daughter, you are my pride and joy", the prime minister wrote in an Instagram post, adding that he does his job for her generation.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
I stand here before you filled with deep pride and joy — pride in the ordinary, humble people of this country.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
