honorific
Example Sentences
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The problem is that not everyone can be mother, and it takes a certain style of cinematic performance to earn such an honorific distinction.
From Salon ● May 10, 2026
In the northern city of Zanjan, thousands responded to chants memorializing the late Khamenei with the refrain: “We’re your followers, Seyyed Mojtaba,” using an honorific denoting a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
State media soon afterwards showed a projectile said to be launched at Israel bearing the slogan, "At Your Command, Sayyid Mojtaba", using an Islamic honorific.
From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026
An old version of her online CV, seen by the BBC, refers to her with the "Dr" honorific and lists a PhD from the University of Liverpool in 1978 as among her qualifications.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2025
Each, I felt, was degrading, and I thought we should insist on the honorific “Mister.”
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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