guard of honor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of guard of honor
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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They formed a guard of honor to welcome Vysochanska, who won two gold medals at the 2020 European Championships and competed at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
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
From the air base, the coffin will be driven to Buckingham Palace, where a guard of honor will receive it.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 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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