in the flush of

1. Also,. During a sudden rush of a strong positive feeling regarding something, as in In the first flush of victory he decided to take all his friends to dinner. This expression employs flush in the sense of “a bout of emotion or passion.” [c. 1600]

Example Sentences

With his blond Beatle bob and iconic turtlenecks, McCallum’s Illya Kuryakin, a Russian working in the flush of the Cold War for an internationalist agency for good, seemed more of the moment, and indeterminately younger than Vaughn’s Americanized Bond, Napoleon Solo — though the actors were only a year apart and in their early 30s when the series began.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s relatively easy to have a glorious garden in the flush of spring and early summer.

From Seattle Times

When we're fully in the flush of a new, deep romance we tend to find little wrong with our lover.

From Salon

Made in the flush of the generational success of Dennis Hopper’s “Easy Rider,” when Hollywood studios were chasing youth audiences, “Two-Lane Blacktop” was declared the “movie of the year” by Esquire magazine, which published its screenplay.

From Los Angeles Times

In the flush of their burgeoning friendship, she came into her own as an artist.

From Washington Post