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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Although the nominal guest of honor is a visiting Saudi cleric, the two hijackers are carefully introduced to the other guests and are seemingly at the center of the proceedings. —

Tim Golden, ProPublica, 11 Sep. 2024 Prince Harry is returning to the U.K. to be guest of honor at the annual WellChild awards in London on Monday, Sept. 30. —

Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024 This year, Brown is the guest of honor and competing alongside the vets. —

Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2024 First lady Jill Biden was the guest of honor at an event filled with star power and fashion elite, sitting front row at the show and next to the designer himself at the dinner that followed. —

Anika Reed, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for guest of honor

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