Below you will find example sentences with "honor guard". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Honor Guard in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: honor
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 14
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.4 words

Words in this phrase

honor guard

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • honor can mean: Recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration (of someone, usually for being morally upright or successful). Frequent word
  • guard can mean: A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 5 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

a combined honor guard 1× air force honor guard training flight 1× and an honor guard of soldiers 1× brown county honor guard for many 1× county veterans honor guard 1× following the honor guard and the 1× full time honor guard soldiers and 1× guard or honor guard 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the honor guard 2× above following the 1× after the service 1× aiken city public 1× as the french 1× burial followed in 1×

Common sentence endings:

12 hour day 1× 29 august 2024 1× a government contractor 1× can call on 1× close the ceremony 1× combined honor guard 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

county 4× cemetery 3× full 3× military 3× national 3× soldiers 3× day 3× burial 2× honors 2× performed 2× flight 2× air 2×

Related phrases

coast guard honor society senior guard left guard national honor freshman guard national guard ucla guard junior guard sophomore guard

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around honor:

national honor 14×

Just before it in the phrase index:

hong kong honest conversation honda motor honda civic homeless shelter homeless population

Just after it in the phrase index:

honor society honorable mention hop artists hop culture hop off horoscope today

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

honor society

Same ending:

coast guard senior guard left guard freshman guard national guard ucla guard

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "honor guard" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a combined honor guard, air force honor guard training flight, county, cemetery and full stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with coast guard, honor society, senior guard and national honor, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with honor guard

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

For ceremonial bands, this could be a traditional color guard or honor guard. (13 words)

Aiken City Public Safety Honor Guard places a wreath at Fred Cavanaugh Jr.'s statue. (15 words)

Griffin, 49, served in the Marine Corps Honor Guard and later became a government contractor. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

After the service, an honor guard from the Michigan National Guard laid the U.S. flag over the casket and carried it to a horse-drawn hearse, which was intended to carry it, in daylight, to the cemetery. (38 words)

Sgt. Jerome Bryan, flight chief for the Air Force Honor Guard Training Flight, and his team, travels around the world to ensure the Air Force is well-represented when its base honor guard teams conduct funeral ceremonies. (37 words)

Yoon received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates, where Seoul hopes to expand its military sales while finishing its construction of the Arabian Peninsula’s first nuclear power plant. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Tri-Cities Professional Firefighters Honor guard and the Kennewick Police Honor Guard will have a combined honor guard.

Burial to follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Eden NC with full military honors performed by the Rockingham County Veteran’s Honor Guard and the US Navy Honor Guard.

Sgt. Jerome Bryan, flight chief for the Air Force Honor Guard Training Flight, and his team, travels around the world to ensure the Air Force is well-represented when its base honor guard teams conduct funeral ceremonies.

The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the start of the program and concluded with a performance of taps in honor of fallen officers.

Burial followed in the church cemetery with full military honors provided by the N.C. National Guard and the Caldwell County Veterans Honor Guard.

He has three full-time honor guard soldiers and five to six part-time National Guard soldiers he can call on.

After the service, an honor guard from the Michigan National Guard laid the U.S. flag over the casket and carried it to a horse-drawn hearse, which was intended to carry it, in daylight, to the cemetery.

For ceremonial bands, this could be a traditional color guard or honor guard.

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Above / Following the Honor Guard and the Star-Spangled Banner, the Main Stage at the base of Rotary Hill featured The Cadillac Three on July 1, 2023.

Aiken City Public Safety Honor Guard places a wreath at Fred Cavanaugh Jr.'s statue.

But the days were still long, one of the things, despite the glamor of the job, Hatton was a member of the Marine Honor Guard, every work day was a 12-hour day.

Griffin, 49, served in the Marine Corps Honor Guard and later became a government contractor.

Teed was also a longtime member of the Nashville American Legion Post 13, where he served on the Brown County Honor Guard for many years.

The Honor Guard fired their rifles in salute, which was followed by the playing of Taps to close the ceremony.

The honor guard from Walter Rhoades American Legion Post 111 leads the 87th annual Labor Day parade and celebration on Main Street in Louisville on Monday.

Yoon received an honor guard welcome Sunday on a trip to the United Arab Emirates, where Seoul hopes to expand its military sales while finishing its construction of the Arabian Peninsula’s first nuclear power plant.

Zeb, who became close with Ezra as the series continued, was a Captain of the Lasat Honor Guard before joining the Rebellion.

As the French leader stepped off his plane, he was met by a ceremonial cannon fire and an honor guard of soldiers brandishing swords.

In the U.S., Airmen are typically dismissed from their primary duty for months at a time to solely perform honor guard duties.

Members of the Serbian Army honor guard prepare prior to the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of his meeting with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic in Belgrade, Serbia, 29 August 2024.

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