glory days/years
noun
: a time in the past that is remembered for great success or happiness
The team's glory days are long gone.
His glory years as an actor are now far behind him.
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Christian Vierig/Getty Images Flip-flops have come a long way since their Y2K glory years .
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Michel Mejía, Glamour, 1 June 2025
And now — in a gift better than a gold watch — he has been cast by his son as a major character: a Willy Loman with a happy ending, survivor of a punishing and quintessentially American business whose glory days are demonstrably on the wane.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Following the glory days of Hollywood filmmaking in Rome during the 1950s and 1960s, Italy is once again becoming a magnet for international productions – particularly from Hollywood.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 May 2025
Renewing the legacy of Kevin Garnett In one way, these Wolves have taken the glory days of the Garnett Era one step further.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Michel Mejía, Glamour, 1 June 2025
And now — in a gift better than a gold watch — he has been cast by his son as a major character: a Willy Loman with a happy ending, survivor of a punishing and quintessentially American business whose glory days are demonstrably on the wane.
—Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Following the glory days of Hollywood filmmaking in Rome during the 1950s and 1960s, Italy is once again becoming a magnet for international productions – particularly from Hollywood.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 May 2025
Renewing the legacy of Kevin Garnett In one way, these Wolves have taken the glory days of the Garnett Era one step further.
—Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for glory days/years
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