guest of honor

noun phrase

: a person who is being specially honored

She will be the guest of honor at the banquet.

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The gala was opened by Camerimage’s visiting guest of honor George Miller, followed by awards presented by the Color Awards jury president, Australian cinematographer Mandy Walker (Elvis, Mulan). —

Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024 The filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf was a guest of honor at the Jerusalem Film Festival in 2013. —

Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024 Anthony Simeone, the 98-year-old who left school at the age of 16 in 1942 to support his family, was the guest of honor at a graduation ceremony at Cranston High School East on Thursday, Nov. 14, according to local ABC affiliate WLNE-TV. —

Danielle Jennings, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024 This local growth has only whetted appetites for international expansion – which brings us back to a certain guest of honor with a shrewd view of that particular concern. —

Ben Croll, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for guest of honor

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