Sentence examples for given honor from inspiring English sources

Being white and male can be a powerful shield against failure, even in the face of evidence that perhaps a given honor is not deserved.

But we no sooner emerged than we were showered with attention and given honors and awards and pursued by the media as if we were celebrities.

A deck of playing cards from 1701 has an architectural theme and "Mathematicks" is given honors as the ace of hearts.

"How can you give honor to people who killed thousands, incarcerated thousands, tortured thousands?

We give honor to length as though it's some virtue.

Welcoming 100 telethon leaders to Élysée Palace on Monday, Mr. Chirac and his wife, Bernadette, praised them for giving "honor to morality and to the nation".

To give honor where honor is due, Haverstraw actually passed a municipal ordinance just a year ago doing exactly what Mr. Bloomberg wants to do in New York — prohibit the open display of tobacco products in stores.

- Mitt Romney, Republican candidate for President and former Massachusetts governor "It is a day to give honor to those in our military who have sacrificed so much, including their lives, for the same end.

We grade investment letters on a curve, giving honor grades (B or higher) to the top half of the class.

When you give, honor receiving.

"If Uncle Martin were here today, he would surely commend us for giving honor where honor is due," she said.