She clipped a sprig of bay laurel from the garden to flavor the stew.

In late spring, a stand of sheep laurel brightened the wet hillside with clusters of pink flowers.

The garden behind the old manor was filled with great laurels that shaded the stone path.

At the closing ceremony, the victors were crowned with laurel wreaths as a symbol of honor.

After the frost, the ground laurels rebounded quickly, carpeting the shaded garden with glossy leaves.

We stopped near the trail where mountain laurels bloomed in clusters, their pale pink flowers brightening the shaded path.

When one rests on one's laurels, progress stops and opportunities slip away.

To have rested on one's laurels, as critics said he had, meant that he had become complacent and stopped innovating.

By resting on one's laurels, a company risks losing its competitive edge.

To rest on one's laurels after a major victory is a sure way to fall behind the competition.