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

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

Whether or not you think billionaires should be obligated to fund public-interest projects, Bezos did not merely rest on his laurels as a legacy paper declined.

From Slate • Feb. 5, 2026

The split acknowledged the genre’s recent commercial dominance and immersion in pop, while trying to preserve laurels for its more classic sounds.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

The Doctor was a semiretired physician, resting, as the saying is, upon his laurels.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin