guest of honor
noun phrase
: a person who is being specially honored
She will be the guest of honor at the banquet.
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Hungary is this year’s guest of honor at the MIFC.
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Donna Karan was the guest of honor Thursday night at a seated dinner for the Glasswing gala at Cipriani’s lower Broadway outpost.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Kate Hudson was the guest of honor at the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation’s Pioneer of the Year dinner on Wednesday, and used her moment to show some love to her parents, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Lowe was the team’s guest of honor in the Legends Suite on Friday, and he was invited to the clubhouse as well.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Donna Karan was the guest of honor Thursday night at a seated dinner for the Glasswing gala at Cipriani’s lower Broadway outpost.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025
Kate Hudson was the guest of honor at the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation’s Pioneer of the Year dinner on Wednesday, and used her moment to show some love to her parents, Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
Lowe was the team’s guest of honor in the Legends Suite on Friday, and he was invited to the clubhouse as well.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for guest of honor
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“Guest of honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20of%20honor. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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