Collocations for glory - noun

personal
They are driven by a craving for personal glory.

reflected
She basked in the reflected glory of her daughter''s success.

greater
The force behind all Peter''s reforms was the greater glory of the Russian state.

military
young soldiers keen to win military glory

cover yourself in/with, get, win
He covered himself in glory and came home a rich man. | (informal) Typical! I do all the work and she gets all the glory.

bring (sb)
Victory brought them glory, fame and riches.

bask in | steal, take
It was 19-year-old David Hagan who stole the points and the glory with a brilliant goal in the closing minutes of the game.

days
We remember the team''s glory days in the 1960s, when they won the World Cup.

for/to the ~ of
They built many churches, great and small, to the glory of God.

a blaze of glory
It''s my last ever tournament and I hope to go out in a blaze of glory!

sb''s moment of glory
His moment of glory came when he won the Olympic downhill skiing event.

full
You cannot appreciate the bridge''s full glory by going over it; it is best viewed from below.

crowning
The city''s crowning glory is its Gothic cathedral.

in all her/his/its/their glory
Autumn is the time to see the beech woods in all their glory.

restore sth to its former glory
The eighteenth-century building has been restored to its former glory.