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
It imagines a queer life for William and Kate’s pride and joy as this young royal defiantly and decadently comes of age.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025
A 1921 Talbot Darracq and a 1952 Mercedes Benz 220 Type A convertible had been the pride and joy of their late owner, but were hidden away and gathering dust near Framlingham, Suffolk.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024
“Those buildings are the pride and joy of the Cherokee Nation,” he said.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
