blaze of glory

collocation in English

meaningsofblazeandglory

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blaze
noun[C]
uk
/bleɪz/us
/bleɪz/
a large, ...
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glory
noun
uk
/ˈɡlɔː.ri/us
/ˈɡlɔːr.i/
praise and thanks, especially as given ...
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(Definition ofblazeandgloryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofblaze of glory

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Brown did not act on this and so left the government, but not in theblazeofgloryfor which he had hoped.
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He goes out in ablazeofgloryto an unknown but promised land.
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This man wanted to go out in ablazeofglory, and he did.
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Alternatively, you can go down in ablazeofglorythat will make a major political propaganda point and be forgotten by lunchtime.
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They are full of good intentions and often draft reports and have ablazeofglorysometimes for weeks sometimes for months, and sometimes they drag on for years.
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One can either choose a high-profile passing bandwagon and go down in ablazeofgloryand—it is to be hoped—publicity, or do what she has done.
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The agriculture industry is littered with task force reports that have emerged in ablazeofgloryonly to enter the dustbin of history, never having achieved their stated goals.
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It started in ablazeofglory.
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The end result is that the meta-characters go out in ablazeofglory.
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If a man can't go out in theblazeofglory, he can at least go with dignity.
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This kid would have gone down in ablazeofglory.
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Mulder believes that he is dying and wants to go out in ablazeofglory.
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After he became famous, he returned to his hometown in ablazeofglory.
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There are two miles of these hedges and beds along their foot were planted with many thousands of bedding-out plants ablazeofgloryfrom early spring to late autumn.
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