golden age

Example Sentences

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At its best, conservatism doesn’t try to freeze the status quo or move us back to some imagined golden age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The glamor of air travel’s golden age mingles with the glow of Hollywood.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Sonny Rollins, a sublime tenor saxophonist and one of the last iconic figures of the golden age of post-World War II jazz, died Monday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

The nods to the 1970s and 1980s were pronounced, as were the references to Tom Ford, who helmed the collections between 1994 and 2004 -- a period considered a golden age for the brand.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

But he himself had made the invocation useless, a ruined totem of a lost golden age.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan