in homage to

idiom

: as a sign of respect for
People bowed in homage to the king as he passed by.

Examples of in homage to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The titan reptile has demolished Tokyo and other major cities worldwide several times in movies and has inspired generations of filmmakers and paleontologists—so much so that there are fossils named in homage to Godzilla. Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2024 Among the competitors — all of them men, most of them white — was Joshua Barr, a 37-year-old from Citrus County, whose three-person team was named the Cooter Commandos, in homage to a local river turtle. Patricia Mazzei Jason Andrew, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024 Named in homage to the Cave Research Foundation, whose members discovered the set of jaws, Glikmanius careforum is believed to has also attained a similar length of Troglocladodus trimblei. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024 The bill, which also passed unanimously, would allow for a Florida specialty license plate in homage to Buffett, with proceeds supporting one of Buffett’s charities, Singing for Change. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2024 Their guest bedroom is filled with pictures of tulips in homage to their love of Amsterdam, and the wallpaper in their dining room is reminiscent of the mystical forest in the movie My Neighbor Totoro, one of Dallas Howard’s favorite films. Anneke Knot, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024 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 Others were made in homage to family members or inspired by poems or written to plead for peace. TIME, 19 Dec. 2023 Wilwood six-piston calipers reside behind 19-inch wheels cut by Colorado Custom, designed in homage to the original car’s wheel-cover design. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023

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“In homage to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20homage%20to. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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