Examples of 'laurels' in a sentence

Meaning of "laurels"

laurel (noun) - a type of wreath made from an evergreen plant such as bay laurel, usually a symbol of victory or honor
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  • plural of laurel
  • Honors. From the Ancient Greek practice of crowning victors with a branch from the laurel bush, sacred to Apollo.
  • third-person singular simple present indicative form of laurel

How to use "laurels" in a sentence

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Well the laurels do not cease there.
But please do not rest on your laurels.
Better wilted laurels than none at all.
Laurels came to symbolize victory and distinction.
Under her laurels she shall rest.
But we must not rest on our laurels.
The laurels of victory and a true peace.
Opportunity to seize laurels and the gratitude.
For laurels and adulation of the crowds.
Caesar himself will rest laurels on my head.
All my laurels you have given away.
And let her look to her laurels.
He is wreathed with laurels and is holding a torch.
The laurels of its promises are tempting.
It pains me to watch others claim your laurels.

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Under these laurels she shall rest.
We must not rest comfortably on our laurels.
Beneath the laurels just the two of us.
We nevertheless have no time to rest on our laurels.
Dark green laurels on the verge of trembling.
But we can not rest on our laurels.
Take the laurels from your queen.
But let us not rest on our laurels.
Military laurels the correspondent was haunted.
But it would be wrong to rest on our laurels.
Resting on our laurels has never been an option.
You can not rest on your laurels.
There would be laurels tossed at their feet.
Yet we must not rest on our laurels.
Resting on the laurels of philosophers of the past.
Looks like you are resting on your laurels.
They can bring laurels to their country.
We can not just rest on our laurels.
He eats laurels and drinks blood.
The two of you took the laurels.
Be eternal the laurels that we obtained.
We can not sit back on our laurels.
It wins laurels in the gutter and ends up in prison.
Turkey should not rest on its laurels.
All the laurels belong to him.
The members never sat on their laurels.
Camphor laurels removed a few kept.
The driveway is flanked by rhododendrons and laurels.
You deserve the laurels and the applause.
In no way can we afford to rest on our laurels.
He rested on his laurels and it showed.
That you increasingly rest on your laurels.
Rest on your laurels before you destroy them.
The school has won various laurels to it.
Several laurels have also come his way.

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