Honour

//ˈɒnə(ɹ)//

"Honour" in a Sentence (15 examples)

That kind of behaviour affects your honour.

Envy is the companion of honour.

He is what we call an honour student.

It depends on the person, but using "sir" for women (a title of honour for men) is very rude.

No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

Upon my honour, I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening; and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty.

Sir William Lucas had been formerly in trade in Meryton, where he had made a tolerable fortune, and risen to the honour of knighthood by an address to the king during his mayoralty.

Honour the face of the old man.

It's a shame that you don't honour us with your presence.

Lots of Brazilian schools observed a minute's silence in honour of the victims of the massacre in Realengo.

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Honours are normally awarded twice a year: on The Queen's Birthday in June and at the New Year.

The lorde of the honour or manour

A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country.

And when the long-illumined cities flame, / Their ever-loyal iron leader's fame, / With honour, honour, honour, honour to him, / Eternal honour to his name.

Prosopochrysa lemannae is a tiny soldier fly from Judbarra National Park in the Northern Territory. It was named in honour of his colleague Cate Lemann, by Bry the Fly Guy (aka Dr Bryan Lessard), an entomologist at our insect collection.

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