in (someone's) honor

idiom

: as a way to show respect and admiration for (someone)

They're having a dinner in the new coach's honor.

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Peacock Peacock Premium is $1.99 per month for six months or $19.99 for an entire year in honor of Black Friday. —

Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 29 Nov. 2024 And if you’ve ever been tempted to buy an Away suitcase, now’s the time as the brand is hosting its biggest sale ever in honor of Black Friday. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024 The city also agreed to explore naming a community park in honor of the displaced, a public monument to the legacy of the former residents, and to establish a cultural healing center. —

Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024 While other members asked to adjourn the night in honor of a grandparent, record producer Quincy Jones and U.S. veterans, Price asked that the meeting end in her own memory. —

Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for in (someone's) honor

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