Sentence examples for honorary order from inspiring English sources

He is commander of the French Legion of Honor; the recipient of honorary order and crosses of merit from England, Italy, China, Mexico, and Venezuela, and an honorary members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

He was awarded an honorary Order of the British Empire for his contributions to criminal justice reform in the United Kingdom.

Long became a member of senior honorary society Order of Angell.

He was one of the founders and moving forces in the Arrowhead Group of the order of the Arrow, an honorary society of former boy scouts.

Her distinguished career has earned her the official recognition of Queen Elizabeth II--with an honorary OBE (Officer, Order of the British Empire).

In September 1946, he was one of five American major generals who was made an honorary Commander of Order of the British Empire in the Military Division for his work with US Army Forces in Australia and GHQ SWPA.

In 1989, Reagan was made an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, one of the highest British orders (this entitled him to the use of the post-nominal letters "GCB" but, as a foreign national, not to be known as "Sir Ronald Reagan"); only two American presidents have received this honor, Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

Other awards that Conant received during his long career included being made a Commander of Legion d'Honneur by France in 1936 and an Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Britain in 1948, and he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1957.