How to Use in honor of in a Sentence

in honor of

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• And that hole is in honor of my mom.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
• Abe laid a wreath in honor of the dead.
  — Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
• This is in honor of our soldiers.
  — Dominic Garcia, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
• New tattoo in honor of those kids?
  — Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
• The event is named in honor of the legendary jazz and swing music singer.
  — John Coffren, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
• Here's what to know about the deals chains are offering in honor of the sweet treat.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 30 July 2026
• The store is named in honor of Melody’s late sister Heather.
  — Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
• The dog was named Allsup, in honor of the gas station where she was found.
  — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
• This would be fitting and in honor of our ritual dinners and card games.
  — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
• DeGraw wrote the song in honor of his mother, who died of cancer.
  — Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 16 Aug. 2025
• The Killers have dropped a new single in honor of the holidays.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023
• Other clips showed off the present Madix gifted him in honor of his special day.
  — Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
• Ahead, see how the singer’s beauty and style has evolved over the years in honor of her 49th birthday.
  — Essence, 17 Mar. 2026
• Her fingernails were orange in honor of the fair’s colors this year.
  — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2023
• This is just a labor of love in honor of my son and all the other children that have lost their lives to fentanyl.
  — Jane Pauley, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2024
• But overnight, a tree planted in honor of his missing son Larry was split in half due to a fierce wind.
  — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
• Many of the demonstrators also wore red clothing in honor of the sacred heart.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 17 June 2023
• The months and weeks leading up to a wedding are filled with celebrations in honor of the bride-to-be.
  — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 3 Jan. 2024
• The bride’s team wore Dodgers white and blue, the groom’s black and orange in honor of the Giants.
  — Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• The gin is named in honor of Rob Woods’ father, Robert Woods.
  — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
• The shark was named in honor of the Contender Boats company.
  — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• The hub named its yearly speaker series in honor of Scarano.
  — Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
• Lisa also shared a video montage in honor of their wedding anniversary.
  — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
• The name was changed this year in honor of a friend and fellow Hall of Fame trainer who died last summer.
  — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
• The school canceled classes Monday in honor of Bobo.
  — Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Mar. 2026
• Athletes were allowed to wear black armbands or ribbons in honor of his memory.
  — Mariah Alanskas, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026
• Jimmy Kimmel then hit the stage to crack a few jokes in honor of Newhart’s deadpan humor.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2024
• The White House lowered flags to half-staff in honor of the former vice president.
  — Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
• Meanwhile, Roxie opens a restaurant of her own called Anna’s in honor of her friend.
  — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
• The apartments are named in honor of Calvin and Sheree Anderson.
  — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 14 July 2026