How to Use honorary in a Sentence

honorary

adjective
  • He's an honorary member of the club.
  • He is the honorary president of the commission.
  • He was awarded an honorary degree.
  • Both now have honorary street signs.
    — Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • He was also sworn in as an honorary deputy.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 25 May 2026
  • Alim said the sky was the limit for her honorary niece.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
  • An honorary cross hung around his neck and military medals were pinned to the left side of his chest.
    — Brian Melley, ajc, 6 May 2023
  • The title is largely honorary, and may not come right away for Moreno.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
  • In Latvia, he’s been stripped of an honorary doctorate and a top state award.
    — Aaron Eglitis, Bloomberg.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The honorary street signs don’t affect the addresses on the block.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
  • The board is looking for a high school junior or senior to serve as an honorary member.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The Princess of Wales is the honorary colonel of the Irish Guards.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • This is not Bezos’s first time as the Met Gala’s honorary chair.
    — Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
  • Action star Miles Teller will wave the green flag as the honorary starter.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 May 2022
  • He was also named an honorary coach for Team USA.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Kate has been the base's royal honorary air commodore since 2023.
    — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • LeBron James was also an honorary host.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Owens was selected by the Chicago Cubs as part of the honorary draft.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Enid is appalled at this brutal treatment of Thing and crowns him an honorary wolf-pack member.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Her mother served as the honorary consul of Panama in Guyana.
    — Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2022
  • My husband was an honorary tester of both of these linen sheets, and the Parachute linen sheets were his favorite of the two.
    — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Usher's role as honorary chair is a full-circle moment for the R&B star.
    — Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
  • More honorary awards recipients are still to be announced.
    — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Susan Sarandon won the honorary Goya Awards this evening.
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Michael Douglas will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the event.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • The show’s honorary chair Kristen Stewart also spoke about the war.
    — NBC News, 7 Mar. 2022
  • His great uncle Paul is Erpe-Mere’s honorary chairman.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • His great uncle Paul is Erpe-Mere’s honorary chairman.
    — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But the school awarded him with an honorary doctorate in August.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • First, how is your tenure as honorary president of Dropout going?
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Jan. 2026

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