glory

[ˈɡlɔːri]

Definition:
1. A state of high honor.
2. Brilliant radiant beauty.
3. An indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint.

Use 'glory' in a sentence:

1. Finally, when they got out their pipes and went serenely puffing around, the very summit of glory was reached.
2. It's the guerdon, the reward and the prize of fame that we're continually anticipating will burst out someday in a sudden blaze of glory.
3. That bid for glory was a failure.
4. The glory of the dawn [ morning] is mirrored on [ in] the lake.
5. The glory of dawn is mirrored on the still lake.
6. Above all, he must dignify our desires, convince us that we are taking part in the making of great history, give us a sense of glory about ourselves.
7. She gloried in her new-found independence.
8. The Romantics commemorated the leading painters and authors of their day, stressing the uniqueness of the artist's personal experience rather than public glory.
9. The album sees them reliving past glories but not really breaking any new ground.
10. I am never going back to prison. I am going to make national news headlines and go out in a blaze of glory.
11. The maple trees were in their autumn glory of russets, reds and browns.
12. Their defeat redounds to the glory of those whom they attacked.
13. Our team didn't exactly cover itself with glory today.
14. Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and glory are in his sanctuary.
15. Shanghai's planners were praised for restoring a riverfront quay to its 1930s glory.
16. He would live for glory.
17. Columbus went west to look for better trade routes to the Orient and to promote the greater glory of Spain.
18. The brave soldiers earned everlasting glory.
19. He does not glory in his past successes and looks forward to achieving more.
20. Suddenly she looked back and beheld such glory as she had not even seen in her most vivid dream.
21. A cur barking at the sun cannot detract from its glory.
22. Glory belongs to the great motherland.
23. One of the glories of the island has always been its bird population.
24. Walsham had his moment of glory when he won a 20km race.
25. What joy, what rapture, what glory to see him again!
26. What was a significant contributor to the past glory of public schools?
27. There'd be a merry contrast betwixt my glory and my raiment!
28. The crowd sang 'Land of Hope and Glory' and other patriotic songs.
29. She basked in the reflected glory of her daughter's success.
30. It's possible for them to get attention from other members while reflecting a little glory onto the brands that sponsor them.
31. They show their photos off upon return, both to remember their trip and to let others bask in their glory.
32. The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
33. Although many have been neglected, recent restoration has returned them to their former glory.
34. The glory of the idea blossomed in his mind.
35. You can do anything for the glory of God.
36. The fence in the garden is covered with intertwining morning glory.
37. The workers were glorying in their new-found freedom.
38. There is not much glory in it, but we are looking for someone with some knowledge of anthropology to join us.
39. Eternal glory to the people's heroes!
40. The poet's mind and the scorpion's tail rise in glory from the same earth.
41. Her long black hair is her crowning glory.
42. The cathedral is the crowning glory of the city.
43. I do all the work and he gets all the glory.
44. She wanted to enjoy her moment of glory.
45. The city was spread out beneath us in all its glory.
46. He came home a rich man, covered in glory.
47. We hope to restore the garden to its former glory.
48. The house has now been restored to its former glory.
49. This beautiful old building has been restored to its former glory.