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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Carney will attend European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address Wednesday as a guest of honor before addressing the European Parliament on Thursday. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Malkovich previously visited Israel in 2008 as a guest of honor at the Jerusalem Film Festival. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 Ghostface Killah is scheduled to appear as guest of honor at the Boone and accept the proclamation following Wu-Tang Clan’s Kansas City-area stop on its final tour. — Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Bass Day has continued to grow since its founding in 2013, reaching new heights last year with guest of honor Bootsy Collins. — Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 14 Aug. 2026 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 7 Oct. 2026.

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