Refusing even a small gift was a point of honor for her, since she felt it would conflict with the scruples that grew out of her sense of duty.

He refused to meddle in others' affairs of honor.

The outdated safety rule was honored in the breach by most workers, who treated it as optional rather than mandatory.

Many villagers were honoring in the breach the old custom, breaking it more often than following it.

I walked through Honor Oak to catch the train to central London.

The honor students organized a charity drive to help the local shelter.

The small café relied on an honor system, expecting customers to pay for their pastries without a cashier present.

At the state banquet, a guard of honor stood at attention as the visiting president arrived.

An honor guard of six veterans carried the casket with quiet dignity.

The lieutenant regarded the regiment's colors as a fount of honor that illuminated every recruit's sense of duty.