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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Jenner, 75, had been in Tel Aviv as guest of honor of the city’s gay pride festivities, which were called of after Israel began a series of strikes on Tehran on Friday, killing top military officials and nuclear scientists, as well as eradicating several nuclear facilities.
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
He was practically treated as a celebrity guest of honor at Ball Arena for a playoff game last month.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
As the evening’s guest of honor, Kidman reflected on her history with the film festival and her role in changing the discussion around women directors.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
The honor of declaring the festival open went to Quentin Tarantino, who is at the festival this year as guest of honor of Cannes Classics with a special tribute devoted to late low-budget westerns director George Sherman.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 May 2025
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Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
He was practically treated as a celebrity guest of honor at Ball Arena for a playoff game last month.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
As the evening’s guest of honor, Kidman reflected on her history with the film festival and her role in changing the discussion around women directors.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 May 2025
The honor of declaring the festival open went to Quentin Tarantino, who is at the festival this year as guest of honor of Cannes Classics with a special tribute devoted to late low-budget westerns director George Sherman.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 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 1 Jul. 2025.
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