in (someone's) honor

idiom

: as a way to show respect and admiration for (someone)

They're having a dinner in the new coach's honor.

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Recent Examples on the Web The author, professor of history at the University of Hawaii, stresses the… Essays in History and International Relations Fifteen contributions to the history of the last hundred years, in honor of Professor George H. Blakeslee of Clark University. Demographic Survey of the British Colonial Empire. —

Robert Gale Woolbert, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024 Tower Theatre was named in honor of that unique architectural feature. —

Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 8 June 2024 Three doves were released during the ceremony in honor of the brothers. —

Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024 An eternal flame that began burning in Paris more than 100 years ago made its way to the U.S. in honor of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that became a major turning point during World War II. —

Fox News, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for in (someone's) honor

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