laurels

Example Sentences

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Unfortunately, we’ve been drifting for a little while on our laurels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"We're not sitting on our laurels, but we're not intimidated by that at all," he says of displays such as the No Kings protest.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Some of our finest contemporary writers got their laurels Friday night at the 46th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony at USC’s Bovard Auditorium.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Through a proprietary mixture of light nostalgia baiting and ever-present curiosity, Gellar has achieved a rare type of icon status — a superstar who owns her legacy, but isn’t willing to rest on her laurels.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Messrs. Pinkerton & Co. deserve great credit...and have won additional laurels by the success which has crowned their efforts.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan