How to Use laurel in a Sentence

laurel

noun
  • The player earned his laurels from years of hard work.
  • They enjoyed the laurels of their military victory.
  • Put your soaked white beans + pig bone + laurel leaf in one of the two big pots.
    Fortune, 22 Jan. 2021
  • As the crowd cheered, she was crowned with a laurel wreath, a Marathon medal draped around her neck.
    BostonGlobe.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Switzer said as Ruiz stood by, a laurel wreath on her head.
    Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2019
  • All agreed the party shouldn't rest on its laurels, though.
    Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 18 July 2023
  • That’s not the sign of an offense resting on its laurels.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Mar. 2020
  • But Gupta didn’t just sit back and rest on his laurels.
    oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Wreaths made of laurel leaves were used as prizes during the ancient Olympics in Greece.
    Iris Van Rynbach, courant.com, 19 Nov. 2019
  • There’s no time to rest on last year’s laurels, as a date with Clemson kicks off the campaign.
    USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The style comes in chic, neutral colors like laurel olive, heather gray, and navy.
    Lindsey Olander, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 June 2020
  • But that doesn’t mean the Panthers are resting on their laurels just yet.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
  • And maybe that gives them just a little time to rest on their laurels at The Waterfront.
    Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • No time to rest on your laurels, not in this conference.
    Doug Feinberg, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2024
  • With the phone shipping, Pine64 isn't resting on its laurels.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Rest on your laurels at this level and you will be punished.
    SI.com, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Not one to rest on his laurels, Bludorn set his sights on a seafood restaurant with Navy Blue.
    Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 13 Mar. 2023
  • But as Maurice is quick to point out, his team can’t — and won’t — rest on its laurels from last season.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The team also wanted to graft fresh aspects to the story rather than rest on their laurels.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
  • In the past, Kiros might have rested on his laurels after a win at the Applejack.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The look of faux cedar, bay laurel, and cypress leaves with white berry sprays offers a classic yet fresh look.
    Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Not resting on her laurels, Fox set three world records for women of all ages last month.
    Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Had the morning been cool and crisp, which usually is the case here, the Brazilian might well have escaped with the laurel wreath.
    John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • The flip side is adorned with fleurs-de-lys, laurel leaves and eggs—symbols of rebirth often found in Dalí’s works.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Meanwhile, Yonezu hasn't just been sitting idly on his laurels this past year.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Dec. 2019
  • The trail dipped into the oak and laurel trees, hugging the side of a ravine before turning steeply upward toward the ridge.
    Sarah Trent, Outside Online, 27 May 2022
  • There’s so much caché here that the restaurant industry rests on its laurels.
    Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2023
  • Not one to rest on her laurels, Lois Lowry never ceases to surprise.
    David Canfield, EW.com, 24 July 2019
  • He got rid of his motor oil without having to pay the city to dispose of it, and our laurel hedge never seemed the worse for wear.
    Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2022
  • The man who won – and only men were permitted to run – was given only a laurel wreath, a medal, and a bowl of canned beef stew.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021

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