Example Sentences
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It honors the sport, the way Pogacar rides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
In Auckland, the Hāngī Master, Rewi Spraggon, honors his ancestors with his traditional hāngī catered cooking.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Kathleen Keesey, who recently graduated from high school near Denver, wrote 29 supplemental essays for admission, plus dozens more for scholarships and honors programs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The newly discovered spider was found at elevations above 2,000 meters, and its species name, himalayana, honors the mountain range where it was discovered.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
The Kuiper belt was actually theorized by an astronomer named F. C. Leonard in 1930, but the name honors Gerard Kuiper, a Dutch native working in America, who expanded the idea.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
