Honour
in sentence
579 examples of Honour in a sentence
The abbe, a regular _parvenu_, was highly sensible of the
honour
of dining with a great nobleman.
Julien did not require much sagacity to perceive that M. Le Bourguignon's colleagues, who remained in the drawing-room, had the
honour
to be the customary butt of Mademoiselle de La Mole's wit.
Know Latin, Greek if you can, the History of the Egyptians, of the Persians, and so forth; he will
honour
you and protect you as a scholar.
He presented one of the cards that had been flung at him:'This is my name,' said the man of fashion, in whom Julien's black coat, at seven o'clock in the morning, inspired but scant respect; 'but I do not understand, the
honour
...'His way of pronouncing these last words restored some of Julien's ill humour.
For instance, the Chevalier stammered slightly because he had the
honour
to be frequently in the company of a great nobleman who suffered from that infirmity.
That, upon my honour, is the only religion of the day.
'Monsieur Sorel,' she said in that short, sharp voice, with nothing feminine about it, which is used by young women of the highest rank, 'Monsieur Sorel, are you coming to M. de Retz's ball tonight?''Mademoiselle, I have not had the
honour
to be presented to M. le Duc.'(One would have said that these words and the title burned the lips of the proud provincial.)
It is inimitable, upon my honour.''Mademoiselle de La Mole has the air of being in full control of the pleasure she derives from her triumph, of which she is very well aware.
Julien was coming towards the spot where she was, still talking to Altamira; she looked fixedly at him, studying his features in search of those lofty qualities which may entitle a man to the
honour
of being sentenced to death.
A hundred years ago, the Golden Fleece was a signal honour, but then it would have been far above his head.
I may be shot point-blank by a servant, but that is the least danger; I may forfeit my
honour.
There, one of them kept a close watch over him, and if the
honour
of the noble family required that the adventure should have a tragic ending, it was easy to end everything with one of those poisons which leave no trace; then, they would say that he had died a natural death, and would take his dead body back to his room.
I attack the
honour
of its women!
'My
honour
is at stake,' he thought; 'if I make some blunder, it will be no excuse in my own eyes to say to myself: "I never thought of that."'
'He may be the soul of honour; but if I goad his vanity to extremes, he will have his revenge by making public the nature of our relations.'
But, excited as he might be, Julien had a sense of
honour.
'I wish to remind myself,' she told him, 'that I am your servant: should my accursed pride ever make me forget it, show me these locks and say: "There is no question now of love, we are not concerned with the emotion that your heart may be feeling at this moment, you have sworn to obey, obey upon your honour."'
But the voice of
honour
speaks, it is enough.
Three seconds later the ladder was under the lime alley, and Mathilde's
honour
was saved.
If you are lacking in honour, you may ruin me, or at least attempt to do so; but this danger, which I do not regard as real, will certainly not prevent me from being sincere.
'This number of the _Quotidienne_ is perhaps not very amusing; but, if M. le Marquis will allow me, tomorrow morning I shall have the
honour
to recite it to him from beginning to end.''What!
Can this precaution have been taken in my honour?'Everyone rose to receive the newcomer.
It was in a bedroom of this humblest form of inn that Julien had the
honour
of reciting his four pages to the Duke.
And if I had a friend, does not
honour
impose on me an eternal silence?'
'I shall have them copied,' cried Julien, 'and return them to you.''And no one shall ever learn from you a single word of what we have been saying?''Never, upon my honour!' cried Julien.
I must return in all sincerity to the recognised standards of prudence and honour; a woman has everything to lose in forgetting them.'
I shall soon have the
honour
of filling all the pigeonholes in her desk.
'I cannot,' she replied, 'the voice of
honour
speaks.
'Your
honour
is covered, I am your husband.
But, in the midst of this generosity, my father has forgotten me; your daughter's
honour
is in danger.
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