Medal of Honor
noun phrase
: a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the Congress for conspicuous intrepidity at the risk of life in action with an enemy
Examples of Medal of Honor in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Two Department of Defense websites dedicated to Black veterans, including baseball star Jackie Robinson and Medal of Honor recipient Army Maj. Gen. Charles Gavin Rogers were also temporarily taken offline before being restored.
—
Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday afternoon, led by police escort, Robert O’Malley became the first resident of Tuskegee Airmen Texas State Veterans Home in Fort Worth.
O’Malley, 81, the first U.S. Marine Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam war, was accompanied by his stepdaughter Shannon Dear.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, web pages highlighting Jackie Robinson, Japanese American veterans, the Navajo Code Talkers and Army Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers, a Black recipient of the Medal of Honor, were also removed from the Pentagon’s website.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
The Medal of Honor was first awarded during the Civil War, and since then, 3,547 service members have earned it.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Medal of Honor
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
On Wednesday afternoon, led by police escort, Robert O’Malley became the first resident of Tuskegee Airmen Texas State Veterans Home in Fort Worth.
O’Malley, 81, the first U.S. Marine Corps recipient of the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam war, was accompanied by his stepdaughter Shannon Dear.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, web pages highlighting Jackie Robinson, Japanese American veterans, the Navajo Code Talkers and Army Maj. Gen. Charles C. Rogers, a Black recipient of the Medal of Honor, were also removed from the Pentagon’s website.
—Cheyanne M. Daniels, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
The Medal of Honor was first awarded during the Civil War, and since then, 3,547 service members have earned it.
—Julie Depenbrock, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Medal of Honor
Cite this Entry
“Medal of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Honor. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share