Crowning

(adj.) forming or providing a crown or summit; 'the crowning star on a Christmas tree'; 'her hair was her crowning glory' .

(adj.) representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment; 'the crowning accomplishment of his career' .

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• But the _Clermont_, in spite of all prophecies to the contrary, had traveled under her own steam from New York to Albany, and the trip was the crowning event in Fulton’s career as inventor. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
• When the house has been swept and garnished, they dress up the exiled vices, and, crowning them with garlands, bring them back under new names. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• She took the congratulations of her rivals and of the rest of the company with the simplicity that was her crowning grace. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• This interregnum has lasted as long as that between the fall of the Western Empire and the crowning of Charlemagne in Rome. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• That's the crowning point of unreason in the business! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Margaret had resolved not to mention the crowning and closing affright to her father. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• It is the crowning glory of the place. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Should I bring it to a successful conclusion, it will certainly represent the crowning glory of my career. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Later on, and as the crowning achievement in the phonograph field, from a commercial point of view, came the duplication of records to the extent of many thousands from a single master. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Human history is in essence a history of ideas, and these tremendous experiences of the war constitute a crowning epoch. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• Amidst this confusion occurred a crowning event. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• She was like some rare flower grown for exhibition, a flower from which every bud had been nipped except the crowning blossom of her beauty. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.

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