laurel
Example Sentences
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Companies that rest on their laurels and fail to adapt to the times—think Kodak or Blockbuster—don’t survive.
From Barron's
Supporters of marriage equality should refrain from resting on their laurels and mobilize to resist MAGA’s ongoing campaign to take away another right from the American people.
From Salon
Michelle O'Neill attended the event and laid a laurel wreath at the Cenotaph at Belfast City Hall in her role as first minister for the second year in a row.
From BBC
“They can’t sit on their laurels and say, ‘well surely the Latinos are coming back because the economy is bad and immigration enforcement is bad,’” Jones said.
From Los Angeles Times
The split acknowledged the genre’s recent commercial dominance and immersion in pop, while trying to preserve laurels for its more classic sounds.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
