Medal of Freedom
noun phrase
: a U.S. decoration awarded to civilians for meritorious achievement in any of various fields
Examples of Medal of Freedom in a Sentence
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She’s been honored by the Kennedy Center, received the Mark Twain Prize for Humor and Presidential Medal of Freedom, was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Other awards Burnett was honored with include Emmys, Golden Globes, People’s Choice Awards, a Kennedy Center Honoree, the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and more.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Her many other honorary awards include the Kennedy Center Honors (2003), the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005), the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2013), and the life achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild (2015).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Chávez died on April 13, 1993, and in the following year was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award of the United States.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
The best place for this Oscar-winner, 20-time Grammy Award-winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree to sing about coming down San Diego way is in San Diego.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
The Congressional Gold Medal is the oldest award and the highest civilian honor given in the U.S., along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
She was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Rustin, who assumed a pivotal part in organizing the March on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr., was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Barack Obama in 2013.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Other awards Burnett was honored with include Emmys, Golden Globes, People’s Choice Awards, a Kennedy Center Honoree, the Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for Humor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and more.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
Her many other honorary awards include the Kennedy Center Honors (2003), the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2005), the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2013), and the life achievement award from the Screen Actors Guild (2015).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2024
Chávez died on April 13, 1993, and in the following year was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award of the United States.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2024
The best place for this Oscar-winner, 20-time Grammy Award-winner, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree to sing about coming down San Diego way is in San Diego.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
The Congressional Gold Medal is the oldest award and the highest civilian honor given in the U.S., along with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
She was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
—Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
Rustin, who assumed a pivotal part in organizing the March on Washington with Martin Luther King Jr., was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by then-President Barack Obama in 2013.
—Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
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