honorable mention

noun

: 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

Tyler Parsons There were a handful of players to choose from and some honorable mentions. —The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 21 June 2025

Broward girls tennis first team, second team, honorable mention and coach of the year The best performers in 2025’s Broward girls tennis. —Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025

Josie Hartman, Carmel, junior, defender: Conference defensive player of the year and all-sectional honorable mention. —Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025

Riley started her career at CBS Minnesota in June 2022 and earned an honorable mention for sports writing from the Iowa College Media Association the same year. —Riley Moser, CBS News, 15 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for honorable mention

• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension
• attention
• contention
• convention
• declension