crown prince
noun
1
: a male heir apparent to a crown or throne
2
: one prepared or favored to fill a prospective position
Examples of crown prince in a Sentence
the Crown Prince of Spain
He's been heralded as the crown prince of jazz.
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That would put him in the same category of reforming modernizer as Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
This unusual level of secrecy around the high-level meeting indicates how sensitive these talks are for Saudi Arabia's crown prince, leaders from other Gulf states, Egypt's president and Jordan's king, who all attended.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025
Image The meeting came less than a week after Mr. Trump’s lengthy phone call with Mr. Putin and took place at a palace in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, whose crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has been seeking to elevate his country’s role on the world stage.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Fast forward to 2025: Barron Trump will turn 19 on Thursday, a 6-foot-7 enigma who’s treated by admirers as a MAGA crown prince.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
This unusual level of secrecy around the high-level meeting indicates how sensitive these talks are for Saudi Arabia's crown prince, leaders from other Gulf states, Egypt's president and Jordan's king, who all attended.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025
Image The meeting came less than a week after Mr. Trump’s lengthy phone call with Mr. Putin and took place at a palace in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, whose crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has been seeking to elevate his country’s role on the world stage.
—Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Fast forward to 2025: Barron Trump will turn 19 on Thursday, a 6-foot-7 enigma who’s treated by admirers as a MAGA crown prince.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crown prince
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“Crown prince.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crown%20prince. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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