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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Rodgers was traded to the Jets in April 2023 after 18 seasons with the Packers — looking to help the franchise end a Super Bowl drought that dates to the glory days of Joe Namath and the 1968 season.
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Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Relive the glory days in these clubby, sporty picks that are perfect for staying out way too late.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
His legacy is alive and well, though, because people still wax lyrical about his glory days, correlating their youth to his hedonistic ways.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The Johnson Inn had once been considered an attraction and there is a photo from its glory days in the Porter Town Council chambers.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Relive the glory days in these clubby, sporty picks that are perfect for staying out way too late.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2025
His legacy is alive and well, though, because people still wax lyrical about his glory days, correlating their youth to his hedonistic ways.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
The Johnson Inn had once been considered an attraction and there is a photo from its glory days in the Porter Town Council chambers.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Glory days/years.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glory%20days%2Fyears. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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