How to Use do the honors in a Sentence
do the honors
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The cloth was raised over the plaque again so the monarch could do the honors.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
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If Swayman is in net at game’s end, then Ullmark comes out to do the honors.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2022
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Kanye appears bearing a black suitcase, but steps back to allow his ex-wife to kneel to the floor and do the honors.
—Vogue, 29 Apr. 2022
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Steaks are cut in-house daily, with owner Ed Fauble making his way in back to do the honors.
—Joe Mutascio, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
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That year, this girl helped to do the honors for Seattle Rowing Center.
—Gus Garcia-Roberts, Anchorage Daily News, 15 July 2023
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Daughter India Rose, 10, was there too, helping her mom do the honors.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
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Judith Sánchez Ruíz, a former company member, will do the honors.
—Siobhan Burke, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
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Jonathan Allen created them for the first event; for Sunday, Malcolm-x Betts will do the honors.
—New York Times, 16 July 2021
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Church policy previously allowed these lay leaders to do the honors for nonmembers.
—David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 July 2021
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It was decided that Dunaway would introduce the nominees and then Beatty would do the honors.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
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So who should do the honors of performing at his inauguration ceremony?
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2020
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Who should do the honors and headline the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show?
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2023
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When Summey's boyfriend Joseph fell ill, his brother Ronnie Parks stepped in to do the honors of providing the first dance of the night.
—Kevin Ellis, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2022
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Céline Dion was set to do the honors last month, but the Canadian crooner was forced to postpone her residency due to severe muscle spasms.
—Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com, 2 Dec. 2021
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As dad is usually too busy to do the honors, Vijay aka Hero appoints himself man of the house from an early age, taking this role very seriously if not at all wisely.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023
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But with Osborne passing before Lewandowski could rerecord his signature mandolin solo, Ellis was recruited to do the honors.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2024
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The online shopping platform enlisted Christian Siriano, a longtime friend of Silverstone's, to do the honors of reimagining the iconic outfit.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
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