simple honors
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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On this condition he was buried with simple honors.
From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 2 by White, Andrew Dickson
And don't let any one tell you this question of "Reals" and "Pures" isn't important, for it is, surely as much so as "hazards" and "simple honors" which the grownups are forever discussing.
From Half-Past Seven Stories by Anderson, Robert Gordon
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