1 honor roll | Definition of honor roll

honor roll

noun

Definition of honor roll

: a roster of names of persons deserving honor especially : a list of students achieving academic distinction

Examples of honor roll in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ganzie said of Gerald Latham, who took Michael at age 16 on his first plane ride (a flight to Indiana for a banking conference) as a reward for making the honor roll. Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, "A childless Detroit couple and their east-side church boost Detroit Youth," 24 Aug. 2019 Paris Bradley was an honor roll student at Bedford High School. Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, "Prosecutors seek death penalty in torture slayings of East Cleveland father, teen daughter," 31 July 2019 Lane Rippey, a fourth-generation Coloradan, is on the honor roll at St. Mary’s Academy and is a first-degree black belt in American Taekwondo and a second-degree black belt in karate. Joanne Davidson, The Denver Post, "Central City Flower Girls have represented Colorado’s rich history for 87 years," 1 Aug. 2019 No Florida hospital made the national top 20, also referred to as the honor roll. Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, "Cleveland Clinic Florida back on top of list of South Florida’s best hospitals," 30 July 2019 With four kids under the age of 12, Doris finished her college degree, still managed to make honor roll, and received a B.A. in Elementary Education. courant.com, "Doris Peltzman," 25 July 2019 Riley urologists performed the best of any specialty at the hospital, coming in third nationwide, behind only Boston Children’s Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, which were first and second on the national honor roll. Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, "Riley Hospital for Children ranks among top 50 hospitals in nation in 9 areas," 24 June 2019 Lindy’s staff projects each conference title race along with their selections for all-conference teams, a look at the top games in each league and an honor roll of players to watch. Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, "Most college football preview magazines rank UCF in top 25, project Clemson, Alabama title tilt rematch," 17 June 2019 Baseball honor roll: Sophomore catcher Rob Marinec has been racking up awards. Paul Johnson, Naperville Sun, "North Central College notes: Dhruvil Patel ends prolific track career at outdoor nationals as a 10-time All-American," 15 June 2019

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'honor roll.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

See More

First Known Use of honor roll

1863, in the meaning defined above

Keep scrolling for more

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for honor roll

honor roll

noun

English Language Learners Definition of honor roll

US : a list of people who deserve to be honored especially : a list of students who have received good grades in school

More from Merriam-Webster on honor roll

Rhyming Dictionary: Words that rhyme with honor roll