guest of honor
Example Sentences
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For 58 minutes on Thursday, the guests of honor forgot to show up.
Mom seats us in Jack’s living room like it’s her annual holiday party and we’re the guests of honor.
From Literature
One of my favorite birthday parties I’ve ever attended featured a pie bar instead — four or five of the guest of honor’s favorite varieties, plus bowls of whipped cream, cinnamon and strong coffee.
From Salon
And they had to wait over an hour for the guest of honor to arrive.
He accepted and made a short speech at the event, praising the guest of honor.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
