in (someone's) honor

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: as a way to show respect and admiration for (someone)

They're having a dinner in the new coach's honor.

Examples of in (someone's) honor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Disney Entertainment Television marketing president Shannon Ryan will receive Variety’s inaugural Entertainment Marketing Icon Award in honor of her cutting-edge campaigns during her time at Fox and Disney. —Karen Idelson, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024

The picture was posted in honor of Mother’s Day, which in the U.K. is celebrated in March. —New York Daily News, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024

The following month, Dancing with the Stars alums — including Maks Chmerkovskiy, Kym Johnson-Herjavec, Tony Dovolani, Karina Smirnoff, Anna Trebunskaya, Edyta Śliwińska, Louis van Amstel and Mark Ballas — and current pros performed a touching dance in honor of Goodman. —Carrie Ann Inaba, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour — named in honor of Shakira’s new album of the same name — will play multiple arena shows across North America, beginning Nov. 2 in Palm Desert, Calif., and ending Dec. 15 in Detroit. —Griselda Flores, Billboard, 20 Apr. 2024

Duane Betts, whom Dickey named in honor of Duane Allman, is a nationally renowned guitarist, singer and songwriter born in Sarasota. —USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024

Wildcoast puts on benefit dinner The third annual Wildcoast Benefit Dinner in honor of Earth Day is at 6 p.m. April 21 at Herb & Sea, 131 W. D St. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024

LaBolle reflected on her journey as a young person with Parkinson’s Disease in honor of Parkinson's Awareness Month. —Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024

Earlier this week, Swift teased some lyrics from the forthcoming album in honor of the solar eclipse on March 8. —Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024