accolade

Example Sentences

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It is the second year running the 22-year-old has received the best player accolade.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The Directors Guild of America awarded him with its best theatrical feature accolade, all but securing his Oscar frontrunner status.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

"Thank you so much for believing in me when I didn't really believe in myself sometimes," an emotional Dean said as she accepted the best album accolade.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

But as “Kokuho’s” characters seek such an accolade for themselves, they come to realize how misleading it is.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

One of them grips my arm when I bring her ham steak, whispering, “You’re a good person, you know that?” and repeats the accolade with each item I deliver.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich