How to Use in homage to in a Sentence
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Orr added an awning to the building in homage to its history as a Heinemann’s restaurant.
—Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2021
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Others were made in homage to family members or inspired by poems or written to plead for peace.
—TIME, 19 Dec. 2023
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The stainless steel fungus will be lowered Sunday night in homage to the town's acres of mushroom fields.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2025
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Many of them involve one or more mysteries in homage to or parody of true-crime podcasting.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 14 May 2024
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The brand launched a pair of shorts with a 'Made for Legends’ tagline in homage to Agassi's court style.
—Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Toyota hasn't tried to reinvent dashboards or smooth everything over in homage to Steve Jobs.
—New Atlas, 20 July 2026
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The entrance forms a big O in homage to the brand, with the two buildings positioned in a way that forms the circumflex over it.
—Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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At least one protester dressed in an inflatable frog costume in homage to last year’s massive demonstrations.
—Susie Neilson, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Jan. 2026
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Ross tweeted that President Biden should intervene in the case and shaved his head in homage to his guru.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023
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This chapter is very much in homage to the movie, even with the opening — with the sewing and then watching the daytime TV and the break in.
—Caroline Brew, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
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Today, Key West is known as the Conch Republic in homage to the creatures.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024
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On the red carpet, McRae dressed in homage to Spears, recreating one of the star’s most iconic looks of all time.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
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In 2011, Adnan’s first hunger strike lasted 66 days, as if in homage to Sands.
—Philip Metres august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
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Women attending the rodeo wore sparkling cowgirl hats in homage to Beyoncé.
—Michael Blackshire, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
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That rich Sondheim sound was conceived by Larson in homage to his hero, but its lush rendering on screen is all Starobin.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2021
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In fact, the performer showed up with this outfit in homage to one of the most mythical and memorable among Bob Dylan fans.
—María Munsuri, Glamour, 14 Dec. 2024
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Many shows use the fictional cigarette brand Morley in homage to The X-Files.
—Vulture, 19 Feb. 2023
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The next year, Schultz left the company to open his own chain, called Il Giornale, in homage to one of the Milanese dailies.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2023
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Jan Stolz, wearing a cowboy hat in homage to Costner’s band, said the entrance lobby is also far larger and more spacious.
—Philip Potempa, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2021
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At the heart is Lillie Pearl, located in downtown Richmond and named in homage to his grandmother.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
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Also in the gallery, there’s a very subtle mural on the upper portion of the walls that was hand-painted in homage to Thierry Despont.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 12 Mar. 2026
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Some were tinged blue-green as a quiet nod to Pierce’s work, others yellow in homage to Shelley’s original description in the book.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
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This is not a vintage 1961 wine but is rather named in homage to the first vintage released by founder Guido Berlucchi.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2023
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Everything in the Gotham Club, including the name, is in homage to Giants history.
—Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
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The cover for the lullaby rendition features a teddy bear in a fur coat, in homage to Beyoncé's original cover.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
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The lot is part of an online Sotheby’s auction titled Zenith, which is curated in homage to a number of legendary athletes.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2023
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The event was so monumental that their latest album, and first in seven years, Motel Du Cap, is named in homage to that night.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
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Scattered throughout the grove are about 45 shrines, along with sculptures and altars in homage to Osun and other Yoruba deities.
—Ogar Monday, Christian Science Monitor, 8 May 2025
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His final 20-foot piece will feature oversized leaves of trees native to Mount Airy as well as an emerald ash borer, in homage to the tree’s death.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
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There are now 25, with many of the clubs featuring a bare brick wall behind the stage in homage to a signature red brick wall that stood at the original Improv.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
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