How to Use in homage to in a Sentence

in homage to

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  • This chapter is very much in homage to the movie, even with the opening — with the sewing and then watching the daytime TV and the break in.
    Caroline Brew, Variety, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The Vietnamese coffee is made in homage to its home country.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 19 May 2021
  • The next year, Schultz left the company to open his own chain, called Il Giornale, in homage to one of the Milanese dailies.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Orr added an awning to the building in homage to its history as a Heinemann’s restaurant.
    Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Many shows use the fictional cigarette brand Morley in homage to The X-Files.
    Vulture, 19 Feb. 2023
  • This is not a vintage 1961 wine but is rather named in homage to the first vintage released by founder Guido Berlucchi.
    Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Mark Hamill, who played Prowse's on-screen estranged son, Luke Skywalker, tweeted in homage to the late actor.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
  • Mark Hamill, who played Prowse's on-screen estranged son, Luke Skywalker, tweeted in homage to the late actor.
    Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
  • Ross tweeted that President Biden should intervene in the case and shaved his head in homage to his guru.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2023
  • That rich Sondheim sound was conceived by Larson in homage to his hero, but its lush rendering on screen is all Starobin.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2021
  • His final 20-foot piece will feature oversized leaves of trees native to Mount Airy as well as an emerald ash borer, in homage to the tree’s death.
    Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024
  • Everything in the Gotham Club, including the name, is in homage to Giants history.
    Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • There are now 25, with many of the clubs featuring a bare brick wall behind the stage in homage to a signature red brick wall that stood at the original Improv.
    Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Take your pick of 67 rooms and suites done up in whites, grays, and blues in homage to Sag Harbor’s nautical history and waterfront locale.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2023
  • Many of them involve one or more mysteries in homage to or parody of true-crime podcasting.
    Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 14 May 2024
  • Underground clothing lines make coveted bootleg tees and caps in homage to his films.
    New York Times, 20 July 2022
  • Jan Stolz, wearing a cowboy hat in homage to Costner’s band, said the entrance lobby is also far larger and more spacious.
    Philip Potempa, chicagotribune.com, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Others were made in homage to family members or inspired by poems or written to plead for peace.
    TIME, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The lot is part of an online Sotheby’s auction titled Zenith, which is curated in homage to a number of legendary athletes.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Huynh’s mom owns a bánh mì shop in Garland, and some of Chả Cutie’s boards feature pickled veggies and sliced baguettes in homage to the Vietnamese sandwich, deconstructed.
    Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 25 June 2021
  • The nature preserve is a combination of two parks, one named for nearby Beecher Hills School and the other in homage to musician Hampton.
    Melissa Ruggieri, ajc, 18 Jan. 2021
  • Women attending the rodeo wore sparkling cowgirl hats in homage to Beyoncé.
    Michael Blackshire, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2024
  • The statue is surrounded by 24 palm trees, in homage to his number 24, which was also retired by the organization.
    James Brown, CBS News, 18 June 2024
  • The owner of Highclere Castle, where the beloved Downton Abbey show and movies are set, created a new gin in time for the holidays in homage to an adventuring ancestor.
    Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2022
  • In the 1880s, scientist Emil Hansen isolated a yeast strain and named it Saccharomyces pastorianus in homage to Pasteur — a man who, reportedly, didn’t even like the taste of beer.
    Carl Engelking, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2017
  • Wilwood six-piston calipers reside behind 19-inch wheels cut by Colorado Custom, designed in homage to the original car’s wheel-cover design.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Showstopping necklaces are a particular forte, whether set with a cascade of spinel beads to evoke the undulating fins of a pair of Siamese fighting fish, or adorned with 42.44 carats of cabochon emeralds in homage to a bird’s plumage.
    Sarah Royce-Greensill, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2023
  • People, yes, but perhaps another generation of folks with this hero in common, learning through the osmosis of good television how to live their lives in homage to him.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • People, yes, but perhaps another generation of folks with this hero in common, learning through the osmosis of good television how to live their lives in homage to him.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • His amazing and uncanny appearance and vocal stylings in homage to Denver rank him as an audience favorite.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2023

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