How to Use accolade in a Sentence
accolade
noun- There is no higher accolade at this school than an honorary degree.
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And the Asian city-state has won that accolade nine times in the last 11 years.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2023
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But there have been a lot of accolades for me and my heartache.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
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It’s not the first accolade for the new restaurant, and likely won’t be the last.
—oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2022
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Moore’s accolade may have more than a touch of the purple in it.
—Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021
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The Hamptons Fine Art Fair first launched in 2021 to accolades from across the art world.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2023
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But while the big span gets all the accolades, Pine Creek did all the hard work in forming it.
—Roger Naylor, azcentral, 28 June 2018
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Over the course of his eight seasons in the NBA, Leonard has piled up accolades.
—Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2019
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Regardless of the accolades, his life in the Army turned sour.
—C. J. Chivers, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
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Check out the accolades Ohio and its biggest cities made away with this year.
—Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 21 Dec. 2017
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Now, with one more accolade in hand, Ehlinger can look to the next chapter in his life.
—Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Feb. 2021
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As the accolades pour in, his mind turns to a mystery that has haunted him for years.
—Sandra Upson, WIRED, 18 June 2018
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The honor is the latest in a long list of accolades for Zellweger.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2019
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On Sunday, the Eras Tour singer took the stage to celebrate the accolade.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2024
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But for the Eternals actress, the night was more than just an accolade.
—Andrea Towers, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2021
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Pankow, who garners his first All-OAC accolade, was named to the first-team.
—Sam Boyer, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
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The humble house hosts many accolades from his time serving in the war.
—Alex Butler, miamiherald, 28 Apr. 2017
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The village has received the accolade the last 10 years.
—Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, chicagotribune.com, 30 Aug. 2021
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This isn’t the first accolade Ms. Parton has shied away from.
—Talal Ansari, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2022
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At the time, Richard Corliss gave the film accolades in Time magazine.
—Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 11 June 2023
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Iman, who received the accolade in 2010, will present Zendaya with the award.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE.com, 9 Nov. 2021
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Fisher said the accolade is a result of the work Peevy put in over the offseason.
—Hannah Underwood, Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2020
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The three new accolades brought her total of Guinness World Records to 10.
—Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
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The kits have received the Amazon's Choice accolade and a rating of 4.5 stars.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 6 June 2019
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Three of the awards that fans are adding to her list of accolades are in fact shared with The Pips, but still part of her overall total.
—Kelly O'Sullivan, Country Living, 14 Feb. 2019
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The accolade earned last night capped his achievements.
—Mark Ellwood, CNT, 6 Oct. 2017
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The Grammy wasn’t Meat Loaf’s only accolade for the song.
—Jason Heller, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2022
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But perhaps one of the most meaningful accolades came in the form of a simple email.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
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Adored by all, the perfect blend of fresh sweet spice garnered accolades.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025
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A lot of times these kinds of accomplishments and accolades are hard to process in the moment, because everything has been happening so fast.
—Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 4 Aug. 2025
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