greener pastures

plural noun

: a better or more promising situation

Examples of greener pastures in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The five remaining departures were younger players who opted for greener pastures. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2024 Worker dissatisfaction has come at a time of elevated interest rates and living costs, pushing more of them to consider looking for greener pastures. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune Europe, 24 June 2024 The veteran coach’s departure is only the latest in a string of firings and voluntary resignations and departures that demonstrate coaches’ desires to escape to greener pastures. Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2024 Not only did three players who served as foundational players in the trenches on the offensive and defensive lines move on to greener pastures when Christian Wilkins signed a four-year, $110 million deal with the Las Vegas Raiders. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for greener pastures 

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Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of greener pastures was in 1970

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“Greener pastures.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greener%20pastures. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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