Sentence examples for were saluted from inspiring English sources
verb
To make a gesture in honor of someone or something.
- They saluted the flag as it passed in the parade.
The minuet was performed in open couples; spectators and partners were saluted with ceremonial bows.
While entering we were saluted in a manner becoming the inhabitants of this savage land.
Known as the Unified Team, its members were saluted with their individual national anthems and flags at medal ceremonies.
So, in Winik's words, "men were not hanged, they were saluted... they were not humiliated or beaten, they were embraced.
On a night when the N.H.L.'s Chicago Blackhawks were saluted for their Stanley Cup championship, Lilly and Gavin Floyd put on a splendid display of pitching.
When a few came to the central Syrian city of Hama to join huge demonstrations in the summer, they were saluted by Sunni Muslims with songs and poetry.
Adnan threw his head back and extended his open hands toward the sky, as if he were saluting a god.
So while the boxing purists were saluting Mayweather's genius, social media was throbbing with people calling him boring.
The Germans, too, were saluting their fans and enjoying the moment.
AARON MANKIN, who was saluted.
"Four-stars are saluted, not questioned.
