How to Use guard of honor in a Sentence

guard of honor

noun phrase
  • Trump and King Charles then inspected the guard of honor.
    — Lauren Frayer, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Halilhodzic was honored with a guard of honor from the players and staff before the match against Toulouse and was treated to loud applause.
    — ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • The American guests were welcomed with a royal gun salute, a carriage procession through Windsor and a guard of honor.
    — Katrina Bishop,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Leo was welcomed on the tarmac of Ankara’s Esenboga Airport by a military guard of honor.
    — Nicole Winfield, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Following the carriage procession, there will be a guard of honor before the king and queen lead the Trumps into the castle for lunch in the State Dining Room.
    — Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The festivities involved 120 horses and 1,300 troops — including the largest guard of honor in living memory.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The festivities involved 120 horses and 1,300 troops — including the largest guard of honor in living memory.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • After the carriages arrived at the Quadrangle in Windsor Castle, the president king inspected a British Army guard of honor.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Trumps otherwise basked in the royal limelight on Wednesday, visibly enjoying the pomp and ceremony, which included a royal gun salute, carriage procession through Windsor and guard of honor.
    — Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • American rapper and producer Snoop Dogg received a guard of honor and was greeted with twirling white towels on Tuesday on his first visit to Swansea City since becoming an investor with the Welsh side last year.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026

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