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

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

Chen has served as an adviser to Prime Minister Hun Manet and his father, former leader Hun Sen, and holds the government-bestowed honorific "Neak Oknha", meaning "prominent tycoon".

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Park addressed Shin using honorific nouns and verb endings.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden