Idiom
golden years
Meaning
Old age; especially, the leisure years in later life after one has retired from employment.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They plan to travel during their golden years.”
“After working for forty years, he looks forward to enjoying his golden years with his grandchildren.”
“She spent her golden years writing memoirs and gardening, finding a quiet peace that had eluded her during her busy professional life.”
Examples
simple
“They plan to travel during their golden years.”
contextual
“After working for forty years, he looks forward to enjoying his golden years with his grandchildren.”
complex
“She spent her golden years writing memoirs and gardening, finding a quiet peace that had eluded her during her busy professional life.”
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