moment of glory

collocation in English

meaningsofmomentandglory

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moment
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.mənt/us
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
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glory
noun
uk
/ˈɡlɔː.ri/us
/ˈɡlɔːr.i/
praise and thanks, especially as given ...
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(Definition ofmomentandgloryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmoment of glory

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The shipyard workers are being told that they have had theirmomentofgloryand now they are to be given very little hope.
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He will have his chance and hismomentofglory.
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So my littlemomentofgloryas an academic historian was, in a sense, snuffed out before it even began.
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For one briefmomentofgloryit would not be right to plunge the nation's finances into the chaos which would result.
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Now that he has had hismomentofglory, that proposal should be buried as the inoperative and useless proposal that it is.
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Certainly, some people have had an extremely long battle to fight in order to gain theirmomentofglory.
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Mymomentofgloryhas come.
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There is nomomentofgloryabout this, because we shall all be blown to pieces before the first mobile column can conceivably come into operation.
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Hismomentofglorywas tragically brief, however.
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Naves had itsmomentofgloryin the 19th century with the development of sericulture and silkwork breeding.
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A few moments of glory in green remained however.
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In his moments of glory, he received homages from many of his writer friends, as notebooks and albums compiled especially for him.
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The most moments of glory and happiness occurred in the mid-70's when the club was promoted to the second division, and later on to the first division.
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