place of honor
noun phrase
: a seat for someone who is being honored
During the ceremony, he was given a place of honor next to the president's wife.
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Fittingly the women’s marathon was given a place of honor on the calendar there, run as the final event of the track and field competition and one of the last medal events of the Games.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Thanksgiving must be restored to its place of honor in the pantheon of holidays.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
In Paris the women not only ran, they were given a place of honor, running through enthusiastic crowds that lined the entire route and finishing before massive grandstands filled with thousands more.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
Later, after the two men have died, the rich man looks up from Hell and, across a great gulf, sees Lazarus in Heaven, in a place of honor next to the great patriarch Abraham.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
On their first visit, Hegarty recalls, LaVey was struck by a pleasant surprise when his host showed him the master bedroom: there, hanging in a place of honor, was the Baphomet sigil bestowed upon Davis at his ordainment.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
And throughout the Golden State, the California flag typically takes a place of honor beside it.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
The rooms have a quiet luxury, thanks to the soothing earth-tone color palette and the handwoven Navajo rug that takes the place of honor over every bed.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
Over-the-knee boots previously ignored by the insiders have earned back their place of honor.
—Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2024
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Thanksgiving must be restored to its place of honor in the pantheon of holidays.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
In Paris the women not only ran, they were given a place of honor, running through enthusiastic crowds that lined the entire route and finishing before massive grandstands filled with thousands more.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2024
Later, after the two men have died, the rich man looks up from Hell and, across a great gulf, sees Lazarus in Heaven, in a place of honor next to the great patriarch Abraham.
—Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
On their first visit, Hegarty recalls, LaVey was struck by a pleasant surprise when his host showed him the master bedroom: there, hanging in a place of honor, was the Baphomet sigil bestowed upon Davis at his ordainment.
—Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
And throughout the Golden State, the California flag typically takes a place of honor beside it.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024
The rooms have a quiet luxury, thanks to the soothing earth-tone color palette and the handwoven Navajo rug that takes the place of honor over every bed.
—Lois Alter Mark, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
Over-the-knee boots previously ignored by the insiders have earned back their place of honor.
—Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 24 Feb. 2024
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“Place of honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/place%20of%20honor. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.
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