Sentence examples for the first honour from inspiring English sources

Her award marked the first honour the Academy had ever given a black person.

It is the first honour for the actor who played Thomas Cromwell in the BBC's Wolf Hall and won an Oscar for his portrayal of Rudolph Abel in Bridge of Spies.

The valour of ordinary privates was admired by all and for the first time they became national heroes - the new Victoria Cross was the first honour for which all ranks were eligible.

In April 2012, Army Chief Lieutenant General David Morrison, AO approved a recommendation for the award of the first Honour Distinction to the 17th Construction Squadron.

Theology became the sixth honour school.

After moving to the Wellington Road ground in 1876, Villa soon established themselves as one of the best teams in the Midlands, winning their first honour, the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1880, under the captaincy of Scotsman George Ramsay.

He finished the campaign second on the team behind Ronaldo with 26 goals as Real Madrid captured the Copa del Rey giving Benzema his first honour with the club.

He did, though, play a significant part in helping Tottenham win the Worthington Cup, their first honour for eight years.

This was surely not the first significant honour ever accorded him.

The "ecumenical patriarch" of Constantinople is not the Eastern pope but merely the first in honour among equals in jurisdiction.

The first Amnesty CILIP honour judging panel will include last year's Carnegie medal winner, Tanya Landman whose book Buffalo Soldier dealt with issues including racism, slavery and gender discrimination.