honorable mention

noun

Definition of honorable mention

: a distinction conferred (as in a contest or exhibition) on works or persons of exceptional merit but not deserving of top honors

Examples of honorable mention in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Katherine Ramirez Sosa an eighth-grader at Richardson West Junior High School was chosen honorable mention in the sixth- to eighth-grade category. — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2021 Holmes is the fifth player in IU women’s history to earn any kind of All-American honors and the first since Tyra Buss was earned WBCA All-American honorable mention in 2018, a feat Buss also accomplished in 2017. — Jeremy Price, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2021 Chayton Mines earned an honorable mention in Digital Art. — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2020 Whimpey, who wears No. 44, earned second-team all-conference honors in 2020 while Noa, donning No. 7, received an all-conference honorable mention from the Mountain West last season. — Jason Beede, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Aug. 2021 All-Big Ten honorable mention in his first season with the Terps after transferring from Alabama. — Ryan Mcfadden, baltimoresun.com, 22 Aug. 2021 Poe received honorable mention All-Northeast Inland District last year for North. — Matt Goul, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2021 All-American Kaylee Cox and honorable mention All-American Angelique Cyr to graduation. — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 16 Aug. 2021 Also, high honorable mention to these three: Tech, the Hatchet House in Washington and New Castle Fieldhouse. — Sam King, The Indianapolis Star, 14 July 2021

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15 Sep 2021

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“Honorable mention.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honorable%20mention. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.

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