How to Use guest of honor in a Sentence

guest of honor

noun phrase
  • Stone was the event’s guest of honor.
    — Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The guest of honor was a color.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025
  • If their name is Stew or Stu, they’ll be anointed a guest of honor.
    — Shera Avi-Yonah, Washington Post, 13 July 2023
  • The four-legged wedding guest of honor was included in every step of the day.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The event's guest of honor was Colonel Herbert Stern.
    — Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 25 June 2026
  • Uma Thurman, clad in a baby blue trench coat, acted as guest of honor.
    — Vogue, 14 Feb. 2024
  • This year, Brown is the guest of honor and competing alongside the vets.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The event, sponsored by Chanel, chose Diana as its guest of honor.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Her grandmother, Tina Knowles, was a guest of honor at the black-tie event.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • At this point, the only thing that’s certain is that confusion is the real guest of honor.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 25 May 2025
  • Hungary is this year’s guest of honor at the MIFC.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The youngsters chatted with each guest of honor beneath pink streamers and balloons.
    — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 8 May 2026
  • While such events are typically held for only one guest of honor, this is for two former co-workers.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The guest of honor, turning 23, was recently paroled.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Pickles was invited to the team’s victory banquet as a guest of honor.
    — Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2026
  • The actress, who will be the festival’s guest of honor, will attend a series of events, screenings and talks.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And don’t forget to deck out the guest of honor in a thematic bodysuit or full outfit to match the galactic theme.
    — Marisa Iallonardo, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The placement of three stools at center stage — for Nelson and his sons — signaled the arrival of the guest of honor.
    — Thom Duffy, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2023
  • South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook is this year’s guest of honor.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The guest of honor this week is Sara, a woman who just got divorced and wants to celebrate by burning her wedding dress.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2024
  • The guest of honor Sunday was Scott, who stood in the road across Kavanaugh to serve as the event's honorary judge.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Judge Jeffrey Cashe made the adoption official, with Bell as the guest of honor.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 5 May 2025
  • Snelling appeared as the guest of honor at the City Club of Chicago Wednesday.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 20 May 2026
  • With the gag order in place, Deborah can only attend the event as a beautiful, silent guest of honor.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 1 May 2026
  • Iranian filmmaker Rakhshan Bani-Etemad will be the guest of honor.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The second insightful discourse will be with none other than Worthy himself, the guest of honor.
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2026
  • In the show, tech professionals who also do comedy turn the roastee into a guest of honor.
    — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
  • If booking a venue for the party, plan an after party at your home for a handful of guests who are particularly close with the guest of honor.
    — Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2025

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