honors

Example Sentences

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The dinosaur's name honors the traditions of the Aonikenk people, the southernmost group of the Indigenous Tehuelche peoples of Patagonia.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Contreras is Hesperia High’s valedictorian and earned All Mojave River League honors in cross-country her senior year by taking eighth at league finals in a time of 20 minutes, 49 seconds.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

He felt he’d been overlooked for such honors by American colleges.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Among his other honors were the 2007 Polar Music Prize, the Kennedy Center Honors and a National Medal of Arts from President Obama in 2011.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

I couldn’t imagine another term with this woman, and as long as I stayed on the honors English track I would be stuck being the spokesperson for the rest of my high school career.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers