Sentence examples for honourees from inspiring English sources

Although the reputations of such US winners as TS Eliot, William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway have survived, other honourees such as Sinclair Lewis or Pearl Buck, have fallen in popular regard.

There is a little poets' corner on the list of honourees, with a trio of Britain's best-known writers in the genre receiving gongs.

Despite snubs for the Cure and a pair of disco acts, the Hall's new honourees include Laura Nyro's expressive pop to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Californicating funk.

Winners of the public vote at Toronto are seen as significant, with previous honourees including Life is Beautiful, Shine and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

"Each year, the Academy has the distinct privilege of honouring those who have greatly contributed to our industry and cultural heritage, and this year we have a gifted and brilliant group of honourees," said Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Recording Academy.

A slew of A-list talent will perform at the sold-out gig, including previous MusiCares honourees Sir Elton, Neil Young, Paul McCartney and Sting.

This year's honourees are a relatively conservative list.

My best friend moved from Manchester to London four years ago and, although she sees herself as an honouree Londoner, in the years we've lived together she hasn't lost her northern charm.

Kerry won't make a meal of it, but the notion of a triple Purple Heart honouree rescuing comrades under fire stands in sharp relief to Bush junior's flight drills with the Texas national guard.

She also thanked the many people in attendance who stopped by the 1989 tour's stage, including best new artist Fetty Wap, triple threat winner Selena Gomez, and R&B song of the year honouree The Weeknd.

As I sat beside fellow honouree Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, leader of the 2012 Quebec student protests, I nodded up to the portrait on the wall.