Honoring is an English word with synonyms like observance or conformity. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Honoring meaning
present participle and gerund of honor
Synonyms of Honoring
Using Honoring
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of honor
- Useful related words include: observance, conformity, conformation, compliance.
- In the example corpus, honoring often appears in combinations such as: honoring the, and honoring, of honoring.
Context around Honoring
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Honoring
- In this selection, "honoring" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 2002, episode, vigil, god, theater and police stand out and add context to how "honoring" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include addition to honoring theater professionals and akin to honoring god who. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "honoring" sits close to words such as borrow, closes and cultivation, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with honoring
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A Hawaiian flag and crosses honoring fire victims are posted along a roadway in Lahaina, Maui. (16 words)
Comrat, Gagauzia’s capital, kept Soviet statues and street names honoring Soviet-era politicians and soldiers. (16 words)
An NPS plaque honoring Anthony D. Allen located on the edge of the parking lot at Washington Middle School. (19 words)
After a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School five years ago, their families were left with a burning question: How do we go on with our lives while honoring our loved one's memory? (44 words)
A retirement celebration luncheon was held Friday, May 5, 2023 at 11 a.m. in the Crowne Room at the Jackson Hilton Hotel on County Line Road, honoring Frances Morris, who served as president of the Woodlea Homeowner’s Association for over twenty years. (44 words)
And with someone who has lived this life, there is so much more of a delicate balance of putting the ego at rest of what I want and serving the work and honoring this person who is still alive today. (40 words)
After a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School five years ago, their families were left with a burning question: How do we go on with our lives while honoring our loved one's memory? (44 words)
Example sentences (20)
The lesson to be inferred from this placement is that honoring one’s parents is akin to honoring God, who is also a partner in man’s creation.
In addition to honoring theater professionals, this year’s Café Mocha Salute Her Awards continued its tradition of honoring local sheroes.
Similar primetime episodes were taped in 2002, honoring each branch of the United States military and a sixth episode honoring police officers and firefighters.
A candlelight vigil honoring Phil is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT Thursday at the Mt. Lovely Baptist Church in Camp Hill, Alabama.
After a gunman murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School five years ago, their families were left with a burning question: How do we go on with our lives while honoring our loved one's memory?
A Hawaiian flag and crosses honoring fire victims are posted along a roadway in Lahaina, Maui.
A limited edition Green Tea Pale Ale honoring the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party is now available at Samuel Adams Brewery in Jamaica Plain and at the brewer’s downtown taproom.
Almost a decade later in-universe, one of the most powerful and cruelest Marvel villains is still honoring a bargain he made with a hero.
Along with recognizing MerleFest’s 35-year commitment to honoring and preserving the musical legacies of Doc and Merle Watson, the festival will also celebrate its founding mission to raise funds for Wilkes Community College.
And so I’m honoring them, paying respect to them and the culture and the language and the traditions and keeping those things alive.
And that will be on display with Saturday's alumni day honoring close to 50 former players at the game.
And with someone who has lived this life, there is so much more of a delicate balance of putting the ego at rest of what I want and serving the work and honoring this person who is still alive today.
An NPS plaque honoring Anthony D. Allen located on the edge of the parking lot at Washington Middle School.
A retirement celebration luncheon was held Friday, May 5, 2023 at 11 a.m. in the Crowne Room at the Jackson Hilton Hotel on County Line Road, honoring Frances Morris, who served as president of the Woodlea Homeowner’s Association for over twenty years.
A tribute concert honoring legendary artist Randy Travis, dubbed ‘A Texas Heroes & Friends Tribute to Randy Travis – 1 Night, 1 Place, 1 Time; will take place on November 15 at the Texas Trust CU Theatre in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Brandon Som explores his multicultural roots, honoring both is Chinese American shopkeeper dad and his Mexican Nana who worked on a Motorola assembly line in “Tripas” (University of Georgia).
CAA launched the weekend with a party at The Henri, honoring CAA client and dinner host and attended by a number of top journalists and politicos.
Comrat, Gagauzia’s capital, kept Soviet statues and street names honoring Soviet-era politicians and soldiers.
DeSantis backed the law amid the annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the U.S. honoring the contributions of those groups to the nation.
Each of the honorees walked down the center aisles of the Senate and Assembly to receive gilt-framed resolutions honoring their work.
Common combinations with honoring
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- honoring the 50×
- and honoring 13×
- of honoring 12×
- to honoring 11×
- honoring their 10×
- ceremony honoring 9×
- honoring our 7×
- for honoring 7×
- in honoring 6×
- honoring her 6×