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pride of place

NOUN
  1. the first or highest or most important or most ostentatious place

How To Use pride of place In A Sentence

  • His darts trophy takes pride of place on the mantelpiece.
  • Taking pride of place were two giant screens that projected the proceedings live.
  • A thick, folded, gorgeously patterned rug just to the left of the center competes for pride of place.
  • Pride of place goes to the cathedral and close, with a rich legacy of surviving and well-documented buildings.
  • And in this universal cataclasm of the starry councils, what could a poor Diana do, Diana of the Petty Bag, but abandon her pride of place to some rude Orion? Framley Parsonage
  • In all, 16 rooms have been re-created at Claverton Manor—none more charming than the one dedicated to Shaker furniture, where pride of place is taken by a candleholder with prettily bowed legs, elegant in its simplicity. Telling Our Story Across the Pond
  • A ten-year-old witch hazel has pride of place in the middle of my front lawn. Times, Sunday Times
  • Giving closet space pride of place in the house is becoming increasingly popular. Times, Sunday Times
  • A flavourful glazed ham deserves pride of place on your festive menu.
  • The painting has pride of place in his collection.
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