How to Use honorary degree in a Sentence

honorary degree

noun
  • What about when a deceased person is awarded an honorary degree?
    — Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
  • Hanks will also be awarded an honorary degree, the school said.
    — CBS News, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Although it was not related to an honorary degree, the band members were each gifted caps and gowns to wear.
    — Andrea Flores jan. 8, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • And who has an honorary degree from the Parsons School of Design?
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2023
  • He will also be awarded an honorary degree, Harvard announced.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Fifty of the 88 faculty members present voted to award Biden an honorary degree.
    — Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 16 May 2024
  • But before the speech comes a faculty vote scheduled for Thursday to sign-off on Biden’s honorary degree.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 May 2024
  • Judy delivered the commencement speech before receiving her own honorary degree from the school.
    — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 14 July 2024
  • He was awarded an honorary degree from the institution in 2009.
    — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
  • This time around, there are no plans for Dylan to appear at any event commemorating the honorary degree from Berklee.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Advertisement What about when a deceased person is awarded an honorary degree?
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 29 June 2023
  • Schwab suggested his childhood television friend receive the honorary degree.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Every year, faculty must vote to confer the commencement speaker's honorary degree.
    — Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 16 May 2024
  • So, two years ago, I was given an honorary degree from LAMDA.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Jane Batten received an honorary degree from William & Mary in 2017.
    — Jordan D. Brown, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
  • Winkler returned to Emerson in 1978 to receive an honorary degree.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • He was headed to the Valparaíso Business School, where he was scheduled to receive an honorary degree.
    — Corey Robin, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024
  • Advertisement Dartmouth gave Shiffrin an honorary degree last June.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In June, the institution rescinded an honorary degree awarded to him and disbanded a scholarship program in his name.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Several colleges and universities awarded her an honorary degree.
    — Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
  • In May, Hanks added yet another accolade to his ever-growing pile — an honorary degree from Harvard.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Last May, Wade gave the commencement address to graduating students and also received a honorary degree.
    — Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Arnn announced that Hillsdale College will be awarding an honorary degree to Charlie and Erika Kirk.
    — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Howard University cut ties with Combs, rescinding an honorary degree that was awarded to him and disbanding a scholarship program in his name as a result.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2024
  • In 1992, Johnson received an honorary degree from the community college.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
  • In 2017, the university awarded Zuckerberg an honorary degree.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The statement said the board voted unanimously Friday to accept the return of the honorary degree Combs received in 2014.
    — CBS News, 9 June 2024
  • Jones is being awarded the honorary degree along with Chicago jazz artist Bobbi Wilsyn, a former Columbia faculty member.
    — Doug George, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2023
  • When Barack Obama visited campus in 2013 and picked up his honorary degree, the vote was completely unremarkable.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 14 May 2024
  • But, en route to the French Riviera, the Oscar-winning director made a pit stop at the University of Oklahoma to receive an honorary degree.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 May 2026

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