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.
Examples of glory days/years in a Sentence
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Now, nearly 25 years after its launch, looking back at BlackPlanet’s glory days can be more than just an exercise in nostalgia.
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Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
March 11-April 6, 2025 With her husband absent, matriarch Amanda — a southern belle stuck in her past glory days — tries to find a suitor for her shy daughter Laura and clashes with her son Tom, a poet who is unfulfilled by his breadwinning job at a warehouse.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
In its glory days, Miami Marine Stadium put boat races, concerts and faith on center stage.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Certainly, Downey’s return as Iron Man could restore Marvel to its blockbuster glory days.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Outdoor Voices was a direct-to-consumer darling once valued at $110 million—but the activewear brand has had a long fall from its glory days.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
The glory days of Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and even Andy Roddick are long gone.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2024
The glory days when Vivian Gornick and Ellen Willis were dissecting the gender politics of everyday life, Stanley Crouch was turning cultural polemics into a new form of jazz and James Wolcott was sharpening his all-purpose critical switchblade may have been over.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The rapper did a total time warp to the glory days of Y2K with her adorable new stick-on butterfly tattoos, and now both my 12-year-old self and my 30-something self want a set.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024
Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2024
March 11-April 6, 2025 With her husband absent, matriarch Amanda — a southern belle stuck in her past glory days — tries to find a suitor for her shy daughter Laura and clashes with her son Tom, a poet who is unfulfilled by his breadwinning job at a warehouse.
—The Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2024
In its glory days, Miami Marine Stadium put boat races, concerts and faith on center stage.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2024
Certainly, Downey’s return as Iron Man could restore Marvel to its blockbuster glory days.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024
Outdoor Voices was a direct-to-consumer darling once valued at $110 million—but the activewear brand has had a long fall from its glory days.
—Jasmine Li, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
The glory days of Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and even Andy Roddick are long gone.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2024
The glory days when Vivian Gornick and Ellen Willis were dissecting the gender politics of everyday life, Stanley Crouch was turning cultural polemics into a new form of jazz and James Wolcott was sharpening his all-purpose critical switchblade may have been over.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
The rapper did a total time warp to the glory days of Y2K with her adorable new stick-on butterfly tattoos, and now both my 12-year-old self and my 30-something self want a set.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Mar. 2024
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