guest of honor
noun phrase
: a person who is being specially honored
She will be the guest of honor at the banquet.
Examples of guest of honor in a Sentence
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The annual documentary festival in England also unveiled Roger Ross Williams, the first African American director to win an Academy Award for his 2010 doc short Music by Prudence, as the guest of honor.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Apr. 2024
Then, in 2010, a group of zookeepers invited her to attend a conference in Phoenix as their guest of honor.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The party’s menu included fresh corn with pesto butter, which was a hit with the guest of honor.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Nearly two hours into a welcome ceremony last month at the lavish home of a Korean diplomat in Hancock Park, the guest of honor — the first Asian American to lead the Los Angeles Police Department — had yet to step on stage.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Cinequest beckons San Jose’s delightful annual film festival is back and big as ever, with Matthew Modine as a guest of honor and more than 250 movie screenings, including 66 world premieres.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
Last night, Billie Eilish was a guest of honor at the 2024 Costume Designers Guild Awards in Hollywood.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024
As the guest of honor, I was instructed to cut off the cheeks and pass them to the other guests.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Uma Thurman, clad in a baby blue trench coat, acted as guest of honor.
—Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Apr. 2024
Then, in 2010, a group of zookeepers invited her to attend a conference in Phoenix as their guest of honor.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
The party’s menu included fresh corn with pesto butter, which was a hit with the guest of honor.
—Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Nearly two hours into a welcome ceremony last month at the lavish home of a Korean diplomat in Hancock Park, the guest of honor — the first Asian American to lead the Los Angeles Police Department — had yet to step on stage.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Cinequest beckons San Jose’s delightful annual film festival is back and big as ever, with Matthew Modine as a guest of honor and more than 250 movie screenings, including 66 world premieres.
—Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
Last night, Billie Eilish was a guest of honor at the 2024 Costume Designers Guild Awards in Hollywood.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024
As the guest of honor, I was instructed to cut off the cheeks and pass them to the other guests.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Uma Thurman, clad in a baby blue trench coat, acted as guest of honor.
—Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Guest of honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guest%20of%20honor. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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