How to Use heyday in a Sentence

heyday

noun
  • But the project’s heyday feels like a long time ago.
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The heyday of the slam was my rock ’n’ roll era.
    — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The heyday of romance films has long gone.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But household name or not, his was one heck of a heyday.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In their heyday, there was a book of photos with some great stuff in it.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
  • But its status as a bellwether is far from its heyday.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
  • More than, say, in the 1970s heyday.
    — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The store has just two employees, down from five in its heyday.
    — Roland Li, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The fort would have witnessed the heyday of the sailing barges.
    — William Booth, Washington Post, 24 July 2023
  • That is less than one-tenth of a penny per ton, a fraction of what coal brought in its heyday.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • But teams will be intrigued by the production from his heyday.
    — Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • Styles that have had their heyday are resurrected in new ways.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 17 Mar. 2023
  • In its heyday, the mall was a gathering spot when there were few other places to hang out.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The heyday of criticism has passed.
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 16 June 2026
  • But romance is having its heyday.
    — Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Finding bar owners from the heyday of lesbian nightlife was tricky, as many have moved away or died.
    — Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • But the failure to succeed at what Twitter was in its heyday is one thing.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 11 Oct. 2023
  • In his heyday, no politician was able to stop Moses in New York.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
  • But as Natalya Wallin sees it, the software heyday is over.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The core of Footer’s book is Bradley’s heyday in the thirties.
    — Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
  • Researchers were working on all sorts of passion projects in the Labs’ heyday.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • In the network heyday, the ratings were governed by Nielsen math.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Even the probe’s name evokes the Soviet Union’s space-age heyday.
    — Kenneth Chang and Anton Troianovski, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Glass and steel edifices sprang up in cities around the country, and brought with them the heyday of downtowns.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 June 2026
  • Pay tribute to the piece’s ’90s heyday with a bit of tailoring and a whole lot of glitz.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Hansen’s views on predators have evolved since the TCAP heyday.
    — Jason Newman, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Its ’70s heyday was long gone, but the legend of that bacchanal still pulsed through the venue’s walls.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 29 Dec. 2025
  • During their heyday, the band went on tour throughout the state, the country and in Europe.
    — oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
  • In the heyday of the readings, around 300 people would attend.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 24 May 2026
  • In its heyday, towns sprang up all along the road–places where travelers could stop to eat, refuel their cars, and stay the night.
    — Rebecca Treon, Parents, 18 June 2026

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