Wondering how to use Honoured in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as honored or worthy.
Honoured meaning
Respected, having received honour.
Using Honoured
- The main meaning on this page is: Respected, having received honour.
- Useful related words include: honored, worthy.
- In the example corpus, honoured often appears in combinations such as: honoured to, was honoured, honoured with.
Context around Honoured
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 15 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Honoured
- In this selection, "honoured" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, merely, once, felt, pagan, artistes and bringing stand out and add context to how "honoured" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include eastnor felt honoured to be and has been honoured by forbes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "honoured" sits close to words such as bloom, cruel and daytime, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with honoured
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Caleb said he was honoured by his award nomination. (9 words)
Because of their heroic efforts, they've been honoured with the Red Cross Rescuer Award. (15 words)
Among the highlights of the AEN Awards, Tarnisha Winsor was honoured as the Trainee of the Year. (17 words)
And I was really honoured to play a part in this work, because I think it’s a very important album for people to hear,” said Kourkoutis, who mixed and co-engineered the album, on top of writing and playing a couple of the songs. (45 words)
Among the 10 Victoria Cross awardees is James Langley Dalton, the assistant commissary in Lord Chelmsford’s force during the Zulu War and one of the 11 men who were honoured with the award following the January 1879 action at Rorke’s Drift. (43 words)
As a 2nd Generation member of the Windrush Community I was honoured to be at the House of Lords to hear Baroness Floella Benjamin delivered an impassioned recital of her journey and arrival in the U.K. aboard the Empire Windrush. (41 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to them, the singer merely honoured an invite from the police, and they believe a thorough investigation will be done.
Achieving a major educational milestone, 53 graduating students at E.W. Pratt School in High Prairie were honoured at commencement ceremonies June 10.
A comedian who died in a car crash months before he was due to perform at the Fringe has been honoured with the first ever Victoria Wood award at the Edinburgh Comedy Awards.
A Fife serviceman will be honoured during a motorcycle club’s tour of war graves across the country.
After the Roman Empire adopted Christianity, emperors would prohibit rituals and the sporting games that once honoured pagan gods.
All participants from Eastnor felt honoured to be part of such a special day of sport made possible by members at Ledbury RFC.
Among the 10 Victoria Cross awardees is James Langley Dalton, the assistant commissary in Lord Chelmsford’s force during the Zulu War and one of the 11 men who were honoured with the award following the January 1879 action at Rorke’s Drift.
Among the award recipients was Southampton’s own Malkeat Singh, who was honoured with the lifetime achievement award.
Among the highlights of the AEN Awards, Tarnisha Winsor was honoured as the Trainee of the Year.
Among the most honoured artistes of his era, Belafonte won two (and the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000), a Tony and an Emmy (he was the first Black performer to get one).
An ambulance service worker has been honoured for her services to the Community First Responder scheme in North Wales.
And I was really honoured to play a part in this work, because I think it’s a very important album for people to hear,” said Kourkoutis, who mixed and co-engineered the album, on top of writing and playing a couple of the songs.
A Nigerian, Kunle Ilori-Diamond, has been honoured by Forbes, following his induction into the prestigious ForbesBLK community.
As a 2nd Generation member of the Windrush Community I was honoured to be at the House of Lords to hear Baroness Floella Benjamin delivered an impassioned recital of her journey and arrival in the U.K. aboard the Empire Windrush.
A Scots police officer who died after raising thousands of pounds for charity is to be honoured at a policing national awards ceremony.
As well as mastering the accent, Emma, who hails from Northern Ireland, said she feels honoured to take on the title role.
Because of their heroic efforts, they've been honoured with the Red Cross Rescuer Award.
Bert Bowes Middle School has honoured three former students by showcasing their accomplishments in the Bert Bowes Wall of Fame.
By taking these extra steps, funeral services ensure that the farewell becomes a true reflection of the individual being honoured, bringing comfort and solace to those in attendance.
Caleb said he was honoured by his award nomination.
Common combinations with honoured
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- honoured to 45×
- was honoured 32×
- honoured with 27×
- been honoured 20×
- be honoured 19×
- honoured by 13×
- honoured and 13×
- honoured the 12×
- honoured as 9×
- being honoured 9×