Sentence examples for extraordinary honour from inspiring English sources
It will be an extraordinary honour and privilege to help welcome the Princess into the family of the church.
"I am in complete shock, I can't believe I've been given such an extraordinary honour and I am totally delighted.
Becoming the trust's sixth chair in 1998 was an extraordinary honour and one I shall cherish always.
A highly cultured man, he was director of l'Académie Française (the pre-eminent French literary academy), as well as President of l'Académie des Sciences, an extraordinary honour.
His show – called, in awe-struck tones, Damien Hirst (4 April to 9 September) – will fill a floor of Tate Modern with 20-odd years' worth of the artist's sharks/pill cabinets/spots/ butterflies for a full five months: an extraordinary honour for a living artist.
In a statement to a US Senate committee after his nomination as ambassador, Mr Stevens wrote of his "extraordinary honour" at being selected for the post.
Rather than celebrating the usual mix of out celebrities, charity CEOs and benevolent corporations (because where would the LGBT movement be without Asda?), the "ordinary extraordinary" were honoured – those making a difference to the LGBT community at a grassroots level.
Among all the focus on teachers and badly behaving children, it was easy to overlook the fleeting but extraordinary kindness of Honour, a young Asian girl desperately trying to help a new pupil who spoke no English.
So to reflect the excitement and pride of the country in their superb victories, we've set a date when we can cheer all our heroes and honour their extraordinary feats".
David Brindle, the Guardian's Public Services Editor, said: "With a new government in place and spending cutbacks at the top of its agenda, never before has it been so important to celebrate and honour the extraordinary contribution that those who deliver our public services make day in, day out.
That's why tonight Attitude magazine, which I edit, will be honouring 12 extraordinary ordinary people making a difference in the community.
