honoring

Example Sentences

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Rock legend Bruce Springsteen is one of New Jersey's most famous native sons, and the Garden State is honoring The Boss with a new museum that celebrates his legacy and the history of American music.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Given the practical realities of production, honoring a literary source and its fan base can have its challenges.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

And the beauty of honoring The Beatles each June 25th is that music lovers can celebrate in any fashion, large or small, that they like.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

In December, a stone highway marker honoring Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general, suddenly appeared in Marion Square, planted alongside a major thoroughfare in a hub of picnics, farmers markets and celebrations in Charleston, S.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

On December 9, 1917, the National Woman's Party hosted a dinner honoring the eighty-nine women who had served time in the District Jail or the Occoquan Workhouse.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling