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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The rooms, which guests enter through covered porches, are minimalist with trinkets from the building's past life, like pictures and programs from the school’s glory days.
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, the face of the 1960s glory days, never had the chance to play a postseason game at Arrowhead before retiring in 1975.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Sadder than Gibson’s acting career, even, which is far from his glory days of Lethal Weapon, Hamlet and Conspiracy Theory, or even his earlier work in films like A Year Of Living Dangerously or Gallipoli.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
In the glory days, anything short of championship contention was viewed as a massive disappointment, and the tone in the locker room reflected that.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2025
Hall of Fame quarterback Len Dawson, the face of the 1960s glory days, never had the chance to play a postseason game at Arrowhead before retiring in 1975.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Sadder than Gibson’s acting career, even, which is far from his glory days of Lethal Weapon, Hamlet and Conspiracy Theory, or even his earlier work in films like A Year Of Living Dangerously or Gallipoli.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
In the glory days, anything short of championship contention was viewed as a massive disappointment, and the tone in the locker room reflected that.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Glory days/years.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glory%20days%2Fyears. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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