Sentence examples for honored for having from inspiring English sources

Along with McNabb, Culpepper was honored for having helped change the face of the quarterback position in professional football.

The other day the 6 finalists were brought to the Carnegie Hall Cinema to be honored for having expressed their latent creativity.

Hartmann said proof that the efforts were working could be seen at a recent banquet at which more than 400 Ohio State athletes were honored for having a grade-point average of 3.0 or better.

Bench was at Shea Stadium at the Mets' request to honor Piazza for having surpassed Bench's record for the most career home runs by a National League catcher.

This year is an opportunity for Washington to fully own up to its shameful role in destabilizing Guatemala and honor Arbenz for having the courage to lead one of Central America's first democracies — and send a signal that America has learned to stop placing its ideological concerns and business interests ahead of its ideals.

You honor me for having had something to do with starting it -- and a reasonable amount to do with keeping it relevant and effective.

Your Honor denied that motion and I am very grateful to Your Honor for having done so.

The Swedish Academy responsible for selecting Nobel Prize winners awarded Dylan the honor for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". .

He hailed the graduation rate of players Davie attracted to Notre Dame -- last year the American Football Coaches Association honored the team for having a 100percentt graduation rate.

As others have pointed out, by giving the prize to Obama, the Nobel judges are actually honoring U.S. voters for having what the judges and much of Europe see as the wisdom to reject policies of the Bush administration.

She kept her birth name professionally, as a way to honor her mother for having supported the family after her father's death, but used his name in parts of her private life.