How to Use accolade in a Sentence

accolade

noun
  • There is no higher accolade at this school than an honorary degree.
  • And the Asian city-state has won that accolade nine times in the last 11 years.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But there have been a lot of accolades for me and my heartache.
    Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2024
  • It’s not the first accolade for the new restaurant, and likely won’t be the last.
    oregonlive, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Moore’s accolade may have more than a touch of the purple in it.
    Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The Hamptons Fine Art Fair first launched in 2021 to accolades from across the art world.
    Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2023
  • But while the big span gets all the accolades, Pine Creek did all the hard work in forming it.
    Roger Naylor, azcentral, 28 June 2018
  • Regardless of the accolades, his life in the Army turned sour.
    C. J. Chivers, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Check out the accolades Ohio and its biggest cities made away with this year.
    Mallorie Sullivan, Cincinnati.com, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Now, with one more accolade in hand, Ehlinger can look to the next chapter in his life.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Feb. 2021
  • As the accolades pour in, his mind turns to a mystery that has haunted him for years.
    Sandra Upson, WIRED, 18 June 2018
  • The honor is the latest in a long list of accolades for Zellweger.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2019
  • On Sunday, the Eras Tour singer took the stage to celebrate the accolade.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 4 Feb. 2024
  • But for the Eternals actress, the night was more than just an accolade.
    Andrea Towers, EW.com, 21 Nov. 2021
  • The humble house hosts many accolades from his time serving in the war.
    Alex Butler, miamiherald, 28 Apr. 2017
  • The village has received the accolade the last 10 years.
    Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, chicagotribune.com, 30 Aug. 2021
  • This isn’t the first accolade Ms. Parton has shied away from.
    Talal Ansari, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2022
  • At the time, Richard Corliss gave the film accolades in Time magazine.
    Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 11 June 2023
  • Fisher said the accolade is a result of the work Peevy put in over the offseason.
    Hannah Underwood, Dallas News, 19 Oct. 2020
  • The three new accolades brought her total of Guinness World Records to 10.
    Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The accolade earned last night capped his achievements.
    Mark Ellwood, CNT, 6 Oct. 2017
  • The Grammy wasn’t Meat Loaf’s only accolade for the song.
    Jason Heller, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2022
  • But perhaps one of the most meaningful accolades came in the form of a simple email.
    James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2023
  • That's in line with scores for the prequels, which didn't have the same critical accolades.
    Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2017
  • But her first accolade came in the form of a gold medal at the 2010 World Judo Championship.
    Brendan Connelly, The Enquirer, 18 June 2022
  • Archetype's accolade comes amid a change in the production crew.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The Oak Ridge Boys continued to record and tour in the 2010s, a decade which also saw the accolades and milestones pile up.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2024
  • There’s a lot of accolades to be given to this entire cast.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 May 2023
  • More precious than these accolades is the impact that The Cheetah Girls had on Black girls like me.
    Zeniya Cooley, refinery29.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • At age 92, the maestro has received no shortage of accolades — from institutions, admirers and his peers in the Academy — and yet, Williams has long resisted requests to turn the cameras around on him.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024

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