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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Velvet’s widow Nancy Lee Abbey was both the guest of honor and an active participant, raising money for a musician’s charity at the merchandise table and communing with the hundreds of Velvet fans in attendance.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Musical theater globetrotter-turned-entertainment attorney Darrell Miller was the guest of honor at the 2025 Variety Power of Law breakfast, presented by City National Bank.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
The flower — and pink — was the guest of honor at the celebration for Magda Butrym and H&M’s collaboration, held Thursday in a former bank near Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
He was joined by Carl Edwards as the guest of honor, along with the Wood Brothers Racing family, who waved the green flag as Biffle drove the pace car.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Musical theater globetrotter-turned-entertainment attorney Darrell Miller was the guest of honor at the 2025 Variety Power of Law breakfast, presented by City National Bank.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 10 Apr. 2025
The flower — and pink — was the guest of honor at the celebration for Magda Butrym and H&M’s collaboration, held Thursday in a former bank near Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
He was joined by Carl Edwards as the guest of honor, along with the Wood Brothers Racing family, who waved the green flag as Biffle drove the pace car.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Guest of honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20of%20honor. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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