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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Frier, France’s consul general in Los Angeles, was preparing to host a party and the 25-pound sterling silver objet d’art was the guest of honor.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
The night of a 10th-anniversary wedding party commences with the discovery of guest of honor Charlie Brock, deputy mayor of New York, found on the floor bleeding upstairs.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
Messages can be incorporated into a montage video or shared privately with the guest of honor.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
Watching as thousands of troops marched across Moscow’s Red Square, Putin stood next to his guest of honor, the Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
The night of a 10th-anniversary wedding party commences with the discovery of guest of honor Charlie Brock, deputy mayor of New York, found on the floor bleeding upstairs.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2025
Messages can be incorporated into a montage video or shared privately with the guest of honor.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2025
Watching as thousands of troops marched across Moscow’s Red Square, Putin stood next to his guest of honor, the Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 May 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 4 Aug. 2025.
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