How to Use honor roll in a Sentence

honor roll

noun
  • Xavier Lopez made the honor roll on the day he was killed.
    New York Times, 5 June 2022
  • Amerie Jo Garza, 10, a jokester who made the honor roll.
    New York Times, 31 May 2022
  • The 10-year-old straight-A student was on the school’s honor roll.
    Noah Goldbergstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • He’s set and attained goals like the school’s honor roll list.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Aiyanna has been on the honor roll and also on the school council in the past.
    BostonGlobe.com, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Students must earn a GPA of 3.0 or higher to be on the honor roll.
    courant.com, 25 June 2021
  • Josecito, as his family called him, was named to the honor roll for the first time on the day he was killed.
    New York Times, 10 July 2022
  • Bouknight, who scored 39 points in two games, made the Big East’s honor roll Monday.
    Dom Amore, courant.com, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Avent said both are honor roll students and Boy Scouts.
    Maya Lora, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The honor roll student, who one day dreamed of joining the United States Air Force, was dead.
    Tristan Balagtas, PEOPLE.com, 4 May 2022
  • There are five juniors, two sophomores and a ninth-grader on the honor roll.
    Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Among them is a 10-year-old girl who had just made the honor roll and a fourth-grade teacher who had worked for the school district for about 17 years.
    Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2022
  • White was joined on the honor roll this week by teammates Gerrid Doaks and Tre Tucker.
    Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Among them: a teaching team, a 10-year-old who loved TikTok dance videos and a fourth-grader who had just made the honor roll.
    Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 26 May 2022
  • On his left, there are music notes and a ribbon touting his A-B honor roll.
    Cayla Harris, San Antonio Express-News, 24 May 2023
  • Her sons, both of whom have special needs, are in fifth and seventh grades and made the honor roll last year while learning from home.
    Washington Post, 12 July 2021
  • The younger Ehlinger had yet to appear in a game at Texas and was a two-time member of the Big 12 commissioner’s honor roll.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 6 May 2021
  • Saunders' efforts earned him a spot on the AAC weekly honor roll.
    Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2021
  • They are heavily involved in sports, on the honor roll and don’t get in trouble.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Each of these films (each boasts a great script) is superior to the WGA’s mundane honor roll.
    Armond White, National Review, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The eighth-grader has a 4.0 GPA and is not the only team member to consistently make the honor roll.
    Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Jake Ehlinger had yet to appear in a game at Texas and was a two-time member of the Big 12 commissioner’s honor roll.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Earlier this season, Sanogo was named to the Big East’s honor roll after back-to-back 20-point games to start the season.
    Dom Amore, courant.com, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Paris Bradley was an honor roll student at Bedford High School.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 31 July 2019
  • The teen was an honor roll student who played saxophone, basketball and sang in the church choir.
    Ayanna Runcie, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Many of the hospitals making the most progress in health equity aren’t listed on the U.S. News honor roll this year.
    Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
  • Revel said Jaylin earned a rare C in gym his final semester, keeping him off the honor roll for the first time in years.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • Annabelle Rodriguez was a quiet girl and an honor roll student.
    New York Times, 5 June 2022
  • A few hours earlier, the offensive line was named to the Joe Moore Award midseason honor roll as one of the top 22 units in the country.
    Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Like Felton, Burris was an honor roll student with big dreams in high school.
    Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2023

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