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Collocations for glory - noun

1. fame/honour

ADJECTIVE

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 his reforms was the greater glory of the state.
military
young soldiers eager to win military glory

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VERB + glory

cover yourself in, cover yourself with, get, win
He covered himself in glory and came home a rich man.
Typical! I do all the work and she gets all the glory. (informal)
bring (sb)
Victory brought them glory, fame and riches.
bask in
steal, take
I didn't want to steal her glory, so I stayed in the background.

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glory + NOUN

days
Quarterman's glory days are long behind him.
We remember the team's glory days in the 1960s, when they won the World Cup.

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PREPOSITION

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

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PHRASES

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.

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2. beauty/beautiful feature

ADJECTIVE

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.

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PHRASES

in all her, his, etc. glory
Seeing the Rockies in all their glory was an awesome experience.
restore sth to its former glory
The 18th-century building has been restored to its former glory.

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