pride of place

noun phrase

: the highest or first position

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These changes boosted swimming performance, body size, and cognition and ultimately produced predators in both groups that could claim pride of place at the top of the ocean’s food chain. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026 Food is sourced from the immediate vicinity, plants in the small garden are indigenous and neighborhood wineries are given pride of place in the wine list. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026 In his own apartment on Allen Street, Poe gave it pride of place near the kitchen and surrounded it with monsteras, spider plants, and umbrella trees. Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 4 Apr. 2026 Today, an upright piano and Roland keyboard share pride of place in her home recording studio. Walden Green, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pride of place

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pride of place was in 1798

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“Pride of place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pride%20of%20place. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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