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
The design on the collection features a royal coat of arms and a garland of laurel leaves to symbolise peace.
From BBC
At an age when most artists are resting on their laurels, or beneath them, Kander, the last of the great Golden Age composers, just keeps going.
From New York Times
Larded with unstinting parental praise and garlanded with unearned laurels, these cosseted children arrive at college thinking highly of themselves and expecting others to ratify their complacent self-assessment.
From Washington Post
His laurels included the Israel Prize, the country’s highest cultural honor, which he received in 2015.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
