honors

Example Sentences

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He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2023 for his coverage of the war in Ukraine and in 2022 for the coverage of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, among other honors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

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

That isn’t the purpose of such worldly honors, healing wounds, but I suspect it’s often an effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

One had been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, and one the Silver Star, both high honors.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge