How to Use honorable mention in a Sentence

honorable mention

noun
  • These are our winners, one for each of the four shows, with a bonus honorable mention.
    — Vogue Runway, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Check out the first, second and third teams, as well as honorable mention.
    — Charles Baggarly april 6, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There was a winner in each of four age brackets, plus a group prize and an honorable mention.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Pomerado News, 5 July 2018
  • Here are the ones that hurt the most, starting with 10 honorable mentions.
    — Michael Russell | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Here are a few other honorable mentions that cause the same damage for the same reasons.
    — Terina Allen, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The tour also features four honorable mention homes on the route that were not part of the voting.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, 18 Dec. 2017
  • But first, the honorable mentions.
    — John Tufts, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
  • These were our 10 favorite — plus five honorable mentions, and our pick for the worst show of the year.
    — Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2019
  • The other three words were honorable mentions.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Laura Wei led the way with four golds, one silver and one honorable mention.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Here is a look at 10 players to watch for this season plus some honorable mention picks.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Here are the All-State teams, honorable mentions and coaches of the year.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Made the all-district and all-state tournament teams and was honorable mention all-state.
    — Butch Hart, Austin American Statesman, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Butler a first-team pick, Mitchell a third and Teague honorable mention.
    — Dave Skretta, Chron, 4 Apr. 2021
  • These options also earned honorable mentions from our testers.
    — Kristin Canning, SELF, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Bloomberg News and the Blade were noted as honorable mentions.
    — AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Hauser may have been the biggest snub of all, ending as just an honorable mention in the best year of his career.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Three Horned Frogs earned honorable mention.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
  • Here’s a look at those who earned honorable mention in the conference for Week 1.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2021
  • Plus, an honorable mention for those simply celebrating a love of good friends — and good food.
    — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Here are some of the top fails from the year, and a few honorable mentions for notable 2024 facepalms.
    — Pcmag Staff, PCMAG, 17 Dec. 2024
  • An honorable mention goes out to Will’s dog, Betty.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Here’s a look at the honorable mention players of the week for the AAC.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Take a look at those sports’ players of the year and their first-team, second-team, honorable mention and coach of the year honorees.
    — Steve Svekis, sun-sentinel.com, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Conner returns an honorable mention All-Star on the boys and girls side.
    — Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 19 Dec. 2017
  • So while Audrey gets an honorable mention, the Lorax is the star.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Nick was the villain of the week (honorable mention to type 1 diabetes, though).
    — Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Not only did Williams not make it on the top 10 list, but he was not even given an honorable mention.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • See the elite Fort Worth-area players who made the first, second, and third-teams, as well as honorable mentions.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2025
  • An honorable mention for my 2022 draft board, Orlov has taken good steps for a fourth-round pick.
    — Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025

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