Sentence examples for war glory from inspiring English sources

The most optimistic of them giddily envisioned an eventual face-off with the N.H.L., a bid for hockey supremacy reminiscent of the cold war glory days when North America's dominance was by no means absolute.

Not the least attraction of Scottish nationalism is that independence offers Scotland the chance to be what Thatcher called an ordinary country, freed from a burdensome British past – conquest, war, glory – of which Trident may be the last potent symbol.

It doesn't help either that Russia suddenly decided to re-enact its Cold War glory days with Ukraine – this is, for Europe and America, a situation that could escalate into an existential threat to themselves, and is therefore a far more immediate priority.

While some are using the conflict to play out their fantasies of war glory or radical religion, others, particularly the younger like Elmir, are just looking for a sense of belonging.

Such textbooks buttress nationalism, featuring flag-waving founding fathers, hero-worship for captains of industry, and especially war glories, the victories proving again and again that god is on our side.

I realised how it looms in Belgian consciousness – their greatest moment of post-war glory.

And though the post-war glory years of Japanese films are long over, traditional performing arts — Noh (musical drama), Kabuki (dance-drama), Kyogen (farce), Bunraku (puppetry), Rakugo (story telling), Kagura (Shinto dance related to agriculture) and many others — have made comebacks, some from the brink of extinction.

Reith was no longer director general, and without his backing Boult had to fight hard to restore the orchestra to its pre-war glory.

This was war without glory, war fought by "operatives," mechanics, and their machines.

Here are War and Glory and Expiring Freedom.

His second Oscar was for the American Civil War drama Glory (1989).