laurels

Example Sentences

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Despite having a personally impressive season, Doku is reluctant to rest on his laurels and Guardiola's comments read like a challenge aimed to keep the winger on that path.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

It must also resist the temptation to rest on its laurels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 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

He took off his wreath of laurels and with a stiff, furious gesture, tossed it to Julius, who set it on his head.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks