How to Use Legion of Honor in a Sentence

Legion of Honor

noun phrase
  • He was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 2012.
    — Laura Ness, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Last year, he was named Knight of the Legion of Honor, France’s most prestigious civilian award.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 June 2024
  • The show took place at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The show, part of GQ Bowl, was livestreamed from the Legion of Honor museum in the City by the Bay.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In 1986, he was named a Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor for his work with the organization.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Officers learned the suspects’ vehicle had been allegedly involved in two auto burglary incidents near the Legion of Honor.
    — Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • In July 2025, she was awarded France's highest civilian honor, the Legion of Honor.
    — Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Earlier this year, my sister and I went to San Francisco’s marvelous art museum, the Palace of the Legion of Honor.
    — Tom Levenson, Time, 20 May 2026
  • An immaculately coiffed blonde stares at a portrait in San Francisco's Legion of Honor, holding a small pink bouquet like the one clutched by the woman in the painting.
    — Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2017
  • Marveled at 500-year-old sketches by Sandro Botticelli at the Legion of Honor museum.
    — Amy Ettinger, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2024
  • In 2021, Jackson received France's highest order of merit, the Commander of the Legion of Honor.
    — Patricio Chile, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • He was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor), the highest civilian honor France recognizes.
    — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Jan. 2026
  • As Macron noted in his Legion of Honor tribute, Capton’s professional success has limited personal overlap.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 16 May 2024
  • Macron rejected the suggestion by his own culture minister that Depardieu should lose the Legion of Honor, one of France’s highest awards, arguing it is merited for great artists who might be bad people.
    — Matthew Dalton, WSJ, 23 Dec. 2023
  • She also was offered France’s highest award, the Legion of Honor, that same year but declined it, arguing France was not doing enough to support Iranian people fighting for democracy.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
  • She also was offered France's highest award, the Legion of Honor, that same year but declined it, arguing France was not doing enough to support Iranian people fighting for democracy.
    — ABC News, 4 June 2026
  • Things really took off during a March 2025 event, where people brought and tasted over 1,300 cakes at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Chertok, a longtime patron of the film industry and a lifelong cinephile, is behind the creation of the Cannes Film Festival’s first fund and recently received the Legion of Honor from Bruel.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 June 2026
  • At the recent Berlin Film Festival, Elster was made Officer of the Legion of Honor for her decades-long commitment to championing French cinema worldwide.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Last fall, San Francisco’s Legion of Honor museum presented a splendid retrospective of Cassatt’s work, touching on Degas’ influence on the American artist making her name in Paris.
    — Robert Taylor, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Everything else a visitor might want to see (including Golden Gate Park, the Presidio, Japantown, the Legion of Honor) is a short drive–or Waymo, this is the tech capital of America afterall–away.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 June 2026
  • Opened more than a century ago in 1924, the Legion of Honor is housed in a stunning Beaux Arts building in Lincoln Park, while its sister museum, the de Young, is minutes away in Golden Gate Park.
    — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
  • French media executive and entrepreneur Dominique Delport was named Knight of the Legion of Honor by President Emmanuel Macron at a ceremony held at the Élysée Palace on Monday evening.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
  • His 100-plus awards included the National Medal of Arts, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Commandeur of the National Order of the Legion of Honor.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Coincidentally, that was the year when Frédéric Boucheron began courting the New World’s wealthy clientele on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean, taking part in the Philadelphia World’s Fair — a move that would net him a grand prize and the Legion of Honor.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • Her support also funds FAMSF’s free Saturday program, which allows Bay Area residents free admission to the de Young Museum and Legion of Honor every Saturday.
    — Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Veteran fashion industry executive Ralph Toledano, the former president of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, was promoted to Officer of the Legion of Honor, having been made a Knight in 2003.
    — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 1 Jan. 2026
  • At a ceremony held at the French Embassy during the Berlin Film Festival, Unifrance’s managing director Daniela Elstner was elevated to the rank of Officer of the Legion of Honor for her decades-long commitment to championing French cinema worldwide.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Teyana Taylor put Thom Browne’s tallest platforms to work at the 2026 GQ Bowl on Friday, attending the designer’s fall 2026 show at San Francisco’s Legion of Honor in full gray tailoring with her two children in coordinated looks.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Further recognizing his long ties to Hollywood, Garavani received the Gold Keys to the city of Beverly Hills in 1988, one of many accolades and honors he would be bestowed during his life, from Cavaliere di Gran Croce, to Cavaliere del Lavoro and Knight of the Legion of Honor.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026

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