Examples of Legion of Honor in a Sentence
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Now in their 90s, the World War II veterans are headed to France, with Archie in tow, to receive the Legion of Honor medal.
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Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Marveled at 500-year-old sketches by Sandro Botticelli at the Legion of Honor museum.
—Amy Ettinger, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
That footage has caused an uproar in France, including threats by then culture minister Rima Abdul-Malak that Depardieu’s Legion of Honor would be scrapped.
—Variety, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024
Depardieu’s likeness was removed from a Paris wax museum, in addition to France’s culture minister saying there would be disciplinary proceedings to potentially strip Depardieu of his Legion of Honor.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
Industry luminaries including Sophie Marceau and Laure Calamy called out the actor and then culture minister Rima Abdul-Malak suggested Depardieu could be stripped of his Legion of Honor medal, the country’s top civilian award.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
However, the tide is starting to shift — while French President Emmanuel Macron refused to revoke his Legion of Honor, the Paris wax museum went ahead and removed his statue on Dec. 18.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
Macron also criticized his culture minister’s decision to launch a disciplinary procedure concerning Depardieu’s prestigious Order of the Legion of Honor, which could lead to the award getting rescinded.
—Sylvie Corbet, Fortune Europe, 24 Dec. 2023
Macron rejected the suggestion by his own culture minister that Depardieu should lose the Legion of Honor, one of France’s highest awards, arguing it is merited for great artists who might be bad people.
—Matthew Dalton, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2023
Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024
Marveled at 500-year-old sketches by Sandro Botticelli at the Legion of Honor museum.
—Amy Ettinger, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
That footage has caused an uproar in France, including threats by then culture minister Rima Abdul-Malak that Depardieu’s Legion of Honor would be scrapped.
—Variety, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024
Depardieu’s likeness was removed from a Paris wax museum, in addition to France’s culture minister saying there would be disciplinary proceedings to potentially strip Depardieu of his Legion of Honor.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
Industry luminaries including Sophie Marceau and Laure Calamy called out the actor and then culture minister Rima Abdul-Malak suggested Depardieu could be stripped of his Legion of Honor medal, the country’s top civilian award.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
However, the tide is starting to shift — while French President Emmanuel Macron refused to revoke his Legion of Honor, the Paris wax museum went ahead and removed his statue on Dec. 18.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 11 Jan. 2024
Macron also criticized his culture minister’s decision to launch a disciplinary procedure concerning Depardieu’s prestigious Order of the Legion of Honor, which could lead to the award getting rescinded.
—Sylvie Corbet, Fortune Europe, 24 Dec. 2023
Macron rejected the suggestion by his own culture minister that Depardieu should lose the Legion of Honor, one of France’s highest awards, arguing it is merited for great artists who might be bad people.
—Matthew Dalton, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2023
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