badge of honor/pride

noun phrase

: a mark or expression of pride

He wore his ethnic heritage as a badge of honor/pride.

Examples of badge of honor/pride in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Many professionals either focus excessively on optimizing and tracking their sleep, or view short nights as a badge of honor. — Ezekiel J. Emanuel, Fortune, 21 June 2026

That exception, however, proves the rule for a Class A festival that wears its nonchalance toward world premieres as a badge of honor. — Ben Croll, Variety, 17 June 2026

Today, there are 800 channels pumping content around the clock, a phone in every pocket delivering a permanent flood of notifications, and a culture that spent decades treating sleeplessness as a badge of honor. — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026

The original pins first started appearing in the 1970s, alongside trucker caps, as an homage to the open road, and a badge of honor for the long-distance drivers. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 27 May 2026