Hons

British  

/ ɑnz /

noun

1. short for honours

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Example Sentences

“My mother thought the company of other children unnecessary and over-stimulating,” writes Jessica Mitford in her spiky and enthralling memoir, “Hons and Rebels.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"For Beethoven, we used his recently sequenced DNA to calculate a polygenic score as an indicator for his genetic predisposition for beat synchronization," said Tara Henechowicz, B.Mus.Hons, M.A., a current PhD Candidate at the University of Toronto, recent visiting graduate student with the Vanderbilt Human Genetics Program, and the paper's second author.

From Science Daily

Since his clinics serve tens of thousands of patients who need non-abortion health care, Hons said, he needed to be cautious to ensure the locations could remain open.

From Slate

“It’s all very similar language and always has a lot of ‘hons’ or ‘loves,’” Tabour said.

From Los Angeles Times

Hons worried that a lawsuit might jeopardize those other services.

From Seattle Times