How to Use tribute in a Sentence

tribute

noun
  • The country was forced to pay tribute.
  • The ruler paid a tribute every year.
  • The concert was a tribute to the musician.
  • Yellow ribbons were tied on trees as a tribute to the soldiers at war.
  • And that's the thing that's a tribute to Peter and the team of The Crown.
    — Town & Country, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The series pays tribute to him with a card at the end of the finale.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The name paid tribute to the life and legacy of one of the all-time thrill-seekers.
    — Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The celebrities paid tribute to the queen’s decades of service to the U.K. and the Commonwealth.
    — Sylvia Hui, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2022
  • The band Mike and the Moonpies paid tribute to Bell on Monday.
    — Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Sources told Page Six that the new name was a tribute to her mother.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
  • Here is a tribute to just some of them, in their own voices.
    — Gabe Cohn, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2022
  • White shared her own video tribute to the host last Thursday.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2024
  • This isn’t the first time country artists have contributed to a tribute project to the Rolling Stones.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Ajanaku added that the priest paid tribute to the victims including a two year-old and a 65-year-old.
    — Stephanie Busari, CNN, 17 June 2022
  • This isn’t the first time Rodrigo has paid tribute to No Doubt.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Both sets are billed as tributes to the history and heritage of Paris.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
  • Below, the world plays tribute to the former First Lady.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2023
  • The choice of Lewiston was a tribute to Harvey, Morissette said.
    — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The tribute concludes with a throwback photo of the Thickes on the set of Growing Pains.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Jake Blount and Wallis Bird performed in tribute to Ian.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Beastie Goys are by no means the first Beasties tribute.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 21 July 2022
  • Other artists paid tribute to Orr on social media as the news came to light.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 6 June 2022
  • The first, released earlier this year, was a tribute to Sun Ra.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The actor turned 19 on Tuesday and marked the birthday with a sweet tribute to his twin sister, Chloe.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
  • But the new tribute to Williams was about more than his bravery in combat service.
    — Kevin Freking, ajc, 14 July 2022
  • This week, Queen Camilla gave a very sparkling tribute to her late mother-in-law.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Sep. 2023
  • There's no better way to ring in a new year than to have a flashback party that pays tribute to times gone by.
    — Hannah Jeon, Good Housekeeping, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Nick Carter has paid tribute to his younger brother Aaron, who died at the age of 34 on Saturday.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 6 Nov. 2022
  • In his tribute, Kennedy posted a poignant black-and-white photo of his mother.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Among those who've paid tribute to the late boxing great include fellow fighter Mike Tyson, who shared a message on his X account.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025

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