guest of honor

Example Sentences

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In the show, tech professionals who also do comedy turn the roastee into a guest of honor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Trump has never attended one of these dinners before Saturday, which have typically been hosted by comedians that roast the guest of honor.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

At a dinner on Fifth Avenue where Churchill was the guest of honor, Mitchell, trying to maintain his usual bonhomie, stood up and offered a toast: “To my fellow former millionaires.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

I tend to try to pick a guest of honor that’s typically a woman who’s been through the fire in some way, shape or form.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2024

Then she introduced the guest of honor, who turned his back and tried to become invisible.

From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary