HONOR in a Sentence

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For HONOR, below is one of 234 sentences:
A memorial honor plaque is to be installed in the school with the names of those students who have given their lives for their country.

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 Meanings and Examples of HONOR
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
honor
 n.  the quality of being honorable and having a good name
 v.  accept as pay
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  But no, I feel it is too great an honor.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT II
2  In honor of so agreeable a guest we do.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT III
3  I had the honor of receiving you and personally conducting you through the philanthropic institutions committed to my care.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT IV
4  To be sure, it's a great honor and all that.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT IV
5  I assure you on my honor that not one half of what they said is so.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT IV
6  I am unworthy of such an honor.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT IV
7  I have the honor to congratulate you on your unusual good fortune.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT V
8  I have the honor to congratulate you, Anna Andreyevna.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT V
9  I have the honor to congratulate you, your Honor, and to wish you long years of prosperity.
The Inspector General By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In ACT V
10  Prince Vasili's daughter, the beautiful Helene, came to take her father to the ambassador's entertainment; she wore a ball dress and her badge as maid of honor.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER II
11  "No, mon cousin," she added with a sigh, "I shall always remember that in this world one must expect no reward, that in this world there is neither honor nor justice."
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXI
12  The old man made a departure from his usual routine in honor of his son's arrival: he gave orders to admit him to his apartments while he dressed for dinner.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XXVI
13  The staff captain, Kirsten, had twice been reduced to the ranks for affairs of honor and had twice regained his commission.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER V
14  for the honor of the regiment I'd.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER V
15  Ah well, I'll show that in action, and for me the honor of the flag.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER V
Example Sentence: (24 in 2 pages)
1  We have due cause to honor them.
2  They held a state funeral in honor of the statesman.
3  Instead of delivering a spoken eulogy at Genny's memorial service, Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.
4  I honor endurance, perseverance, industry, talent; because these are the means by which men achieve great ends and mount to lofty eminence.
5  Our mirth is then indeed an ornament to us when we serve God and honor him with it.
6  A memorial honor plaque is to be installed in the school with the names of those students who have given their lives for their country.
7  It is an honor to publish this extraordinary book.
8  When he approached the dais, he was greeted by cheers from the people who had come to honor him.
9  During Paul's lifetime two thousand years ago, the site where the mosque now stands was occupied by a Roman temple built to honor Jupiter.
10  They ran up a flag in honor of the president's visit.
11  The Chinese make a point of their personal honor.
12  I consider it a great honor.
13  He is unworthy to receive such honor.
14  They feel deeply the honor of belonging to the Senate.
15  I have cooked a special meal in honor of our visitors.