Sentence examples for accepted the honour from inspiring English sources

McGonagall accepted the honour with pride and proceeded to sign it to all his broadsheets.

They neither accepted the honour nor, in what has become a new form of boasting, told the world that they had rejected it.

At the time she was terribly ill, and having accepted the honour initially, she watched the government prepare to invade Iraq, and changed her mind.

Dressed in a traditional gown and a white lambswool hat, he accepted the honour and compared the energy-rich country to its signature Akhal-Teke breed of horses, renowned for their strength and speed.

The Beatle originally accepted the honour from the Queen in 1965, before returning it four years later, and music memorabilia expert Darren Julien told the BBC it was an "incredible find".

When William was knighted a couple of years later, he wrote to Susana's rather hostile father, saying that he had only accepted the honour to make a lady of her.

Fashion icon Lady Gaga, who received eight honours at September's MTV Video Music Awards, provoked an outcry from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) as she accepted the honours while brandishing the "Meat Dress".

But he has refused to say whether he will accept the honour.

He visited in 1972 with his wife to accept the honour.

Although forced by the Nazi government to refuse the prize, he was able to accept the honour in 1949.

The piece bore a dedication "to my best friend," a reference to von Meck, who agreed to accept the honour only on the grounds of anonymity.