Examples of “crest” in a Sentence

noun The highest point of something, such as a hill or wave.

• They paused at the crest of the hill to catch their breath.
• The surfer rode the crest of the wave perfectly.
• Snow lay thick along the crest of the ridge.

noun A tuft of feathers or fur on an animal's head, or a decorative emblem, especially of a family or institution.

• The cockatoo raised its crest when startled.
• The team's crest was stitched onto every shirt.
• The school crest shows an owl and a book.

verb To reach the top of something, or to rise to a peak.

• The wave crested just before it broke.
• When the path crested the ridge, we saw the sea for the first time.
• The river crested overnight and slowly began to fall again.