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
One of the bikes – her son's "pride and joy" – was worth more than £6,000.
From BBC • May 19, 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
Carew got to share that excitement, pride and joy during Friday’s ceremony, at which he was asked what the first thing he will do now that he’s a U.S. citizen.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2024
“Those buildings are the pride and joy of the Cherokee Nation,” he said.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
