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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This annual European gaming event, open to the press and public, delivers huge gaming news that recalls E3's glory days. Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2025 There are generations of University Miami football fans who long for the new glory days, for that long-elusive sixth national championship. Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025 Overall, Operation Night Strikers is an excellent collection of shmups from Taito’s glory days in the arcades. Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Over the last 12 years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired, there have been so many false dawns about United rekindling their glory days. Joe Prince-Wright, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for glory days/years

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