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UK
/ˈɒnəd/
]
[ US /ˈɑnɝd/ ]
[ US /ˈɑnɝd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
having an illustrious reputation; respected
a prestigious author
our esteemed leader
How To Use honored In A Sentence
- "I'm honored by your fandom," said Pakula.
- For the tumblebug was sincere in his insane doings, and all Philistia honored him sincerely, so that there was nowhere any hope for this people. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice
- time-honored customs
- Jackson is being honored posthumously with the Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award.
- However, the women were furious, and the elderly man had been dishonored and humiliated.
- Each year a select few men and women are honored because of their genuinely heroic contributions to the enhancement of cooperative enterprise and to the advancement of the principles of cooperation.
- All people have regarded virginity as something sacred, and God has so honored it that he willed that his son be born of a virgin, fecundated, however, by the Holy Ghost. Satyricon
- But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with. George Washington
- Kimble memorably honored Gathers by shooting the first free throw in every game thereafter lefthanded. Wes Leonard's Fennville High School team will play in tournament
- At that time, father and grandfather were respected and honored artisans and artists.