Sentence examples for speech honoured from inspiring English sources
Bluntest acceptance speech Honoured three times alongside his brother Joel for No Country for Old Men, Ethan Coen accepted his award for Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay) with a curt 'We, uh... thank you very much'.
An opening speech honouring Sir Bruce Forsyth from Tess and Claudia.
At the end of this first campaigning year, Pericles delivered an austere but moving speech honouring the fallen men, which has become known as the funeral oration of Pericles.
Jared Leto gave an emotional speech honouring the victims of the Paris terror attacks during the American Music Awards on Sunday evening after losing a friend in the Bataclan theatre shooting.
Dressed in ordinary black clothes, the celebrant introduces the occasion, makes a speech honouring the dead person's life, calls for a few minutes' reflection and, after the commital of the body, says a few concluding words.
Obama hails 'enduring bonds' at banquet Jump to media player US President Barack Obama has attended a state banquet at Buckingham Palace, where he gave a speech honouring the "enduring bonds" between the US and UK.
Hartenstein issued a bottle of beer to each member of the crew and held a speech honouring the achievements of everyone on board, and telling them that he would wear the decoration in their name.
Delivering a speech to honour her country's war dead in the conflict, she said: "What a paradox when there are more than one million Britons eating at the food banks they have had to open in one of the most powerful countries in the world.
Re-elected Maidenhead MP Theresa May said in her victory speech she was "honoured" to be voted back in.
In between speeches to honour the victims, the crowd chanted slogans denouncing the ruling AKP and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Wellwishers and dignitaries of all colours made speeches to honour what they called a survivor, a symbol of triumph over despair.
