Idiom
for the ages
Meaning
Especially memorable and noteworthy; deserving to endure for a very long time.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“That was a performance for the ages.”
“The team won the championship with a goal for the ages in the final minute.”
“Historians will likely remember this speech as a moment for the ages, given how it fundamentally shifted the public mood during the crisis.”
Examples
simple
“That was a performance for the ages.”
contextual
“The team won the championship with a goal for the ages in the final minute.”
complex
“Historians will likely remember this speech as a moment for the ages, given how it fundamentally shifted the public mood during the crisis.”
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