Sentence examples for some honour from inspiring English sources

There was some honour".

It came late, but the prophet did win some honour in his own country.

By refusing, I clawed back some honour from an honourless war.

Not naming names – there is still some honour among thieves – but certainly they do.

Art has the same duty as songwriting to do some justice to truth and pay some honour to the weak.

So South Africa's dream is over but they at least restored some pride; there was some honour in their failure.

Last week I did an exam and got some honours in some rather elevated grade.

Some honours: 2002 Medal for Outstanding Service to the Czech Republic; 2002 Franz Kafka literary prize.

Some honours: 1973 Honorary Fellow, King's College, Cambridge; '78 Fellow of the British Academy; '98 Companion of Honour.

Some honours and awards: Noma Literary Newcomer's Prize (1982, for A Wild Sheep Chase); Tanizaki Literary Prize (1985, for Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World); Yomiuri Literary Prize (1995, for The Wind-up Bird Chronicle); Kuwabara Takeo Prize (1999, for Underground).

Although peerages and most other honours are granted on the advice of the Prime Minister, some honours are within the personal gift of the Sovereign, and are not granted on ministerial advice.