guard of honor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of guard of honor
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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The funeral cortege began at Old Trafford stadium, where it passed through a guard of honor made up of United’s academy teams.
From Washington Times • Nov. 13, 2023
The U.N secretary-general was given a red carpet welcome complete with a guard of honor as he was received at the main international airport by Somalia and U.N officials.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2023
It passed a guard of honor formed by dozens of tractors lined up in adjacent fields by farmers.
From Reuters • Sep. 12, 2022
Both are set to retire and were greeted with a guard of honor by the other cyclists.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2022
They pulled Fleur’s sister through the water, back toward the bank where the judges stood watching, twenty merpeople accompanying them like a guard of honor, singing their horrible screechy songs.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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