dubious honour

collocation in English

meaningsofdubiousandhonour

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dubious
adjective
uk
/ˈdʒuː.bi.əs/us
/ˈduː.bi.əs/
thought not to be completely true or not able to ...
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honour
noun
uk
/ˈɒn.ər/us
/ˈɑː.nɚ/
a quality that combines respect, being proud, ...
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(Definition ofdubiousandhonourfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Now there is another competitor for thisdubioushonour.
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I have thedubioushonourof representing a bit of both counties.
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My home also has thedubioushonourof having the country's first maintenance fund.
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The report has thedubioushonourof being the highest pile of paper on my desk for any project.
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He is the youngest author to have won the somewhatdubioushonour.
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I have thedubioushonourof having in my constituency the largest number of betting shops in any borough in the country.
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I have had thedubioushonourand privilege of being associated with some of the developments over the last few years.
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Lots of things are offensive to the public at large—it is not only racial hatred that needs to be picked out for thatdubioushonour.
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When the new deprivation index was published in the summer, it had thedubioushonourof being declared the most deprived ward in the country.
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He will be aware that this country has thedubioushonourof being the place in which the first ever road accident death occurred, 107 years ago.
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Although local residents must apply annually to the local council for thedubioushonour, some have held the office for several years.
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