Example sentences for: honor

How can you use “honor” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Not long before this time, between 2575–2550 b.c. , King Kephren had the Sphinx erected in his honor at Giza.

  • She already knows that I had asked someone else to stand up for me, so my question is: How do I now ask her to be my matron of honor?

  • Security Council's vote telling Iraq to honor previous promises to allow U.N. inspectors complete access to suspected weapons sites.

  • On the northern wall is the tomb of Ponce de León; he shares this place of honor with San Pío, a Catholic martyr whose remains were brought from Rome in 1862.

  • I think you've got one thing exactly right: The Sopranos works so well precisely because it is understated, because it is the opposite of the operatic Godfather . Together, The Godfather and The Sopranos make up some kind of whole, but here's the fundamental difference between them: Every mobster I've ever met imagines himself a player in The Godfather . I interviewed Sammy Gravano a few weeks ago and he said as much; The Godfather invested the lives of mobsters, who are in fact seedy and boring characters, with honor and drama.


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