Sentence examples for winning glory from inspiring English sources

With a gentle chuckle, Brudenell would welcome his many Scottish guests by referring to the probability that the first Brudenell had returned from winning glory at Flodden in 1513 and decided to settle in Northamptonshire as a victorious squire.

The immaculate West Ham central defender – acknowledged as among the world's very best – captained England a joint-record 90 times, leading them to World Cup winning glory in 1966.

Thus the limits of Roman power were gradually extended and the territories within them pacified, while men of noble stock rivaled the virtus of their ancestors and new men staked their own competing claims, winning glory essential to political advancement and sharing the booty with their officers and soldiers.

Knowing the impetuosity of his army, Lee had apprehended that Magruder's men might not be willing to sit quietly behind their fortifications and see their comrades across the river winning glory at the cannon's mouth.

This time, Chinese athletes continue to win glory overseas.

The idea is not to win friendship; it's to win glory.

The sports hero tries to perform great deeds in order to win glory and fame.

Arguably the most underrated commander in the entire Union Army, Thomas later won glory at Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and Nashville.

"There's no war now," he once complained, annoyed that there was no obvious opportunity to win glory.

After reinforcing Scipio's army, consul Tiberius Sempronius Longus had hoped to engage Hannibal, thinking that he could win glory against the Carthaginian general.

Scores of Stillman-trained men have won glory, world's championships and considerable fortunes.. Twelve of them have made the electric chair.