Roaring Twenties

Example Sentences

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During the years right after my birth and well into the Roaring Twenties, the Greenbrier was very popular among the industrialists and other extremely wealthy people in American society.

From Literature

This was the Roaring Twenties, a time of great affluence and extravagance among wealthy Whites.

From Literature

“The glamour of the Roaring Twenties is something I really want to capture,” Gareth Banner, Ned’s managing director, said in a Washington Post feature on the DC property.

From Salon

The Roaring Twenties really are back.

From Slate

Their works are shown alongside classical sculpture, as well as posters, fashion and photography from the "Roaring Twenties" - a decade that saw dramatic economic and social change.

From BBC