accolade

Example Sentences

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"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

Bojan is the only foreign recipient of the Werner Holzer Award, an accolade honoring the body of work of German foreign correspondents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The brand got perhaps the ultimate accolade when David was knighted by the King last year.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

What a fine accolade for his legend, Lazlo thought with a twinge of bitterness: Thyon Nero, deliverer from shadow.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor