I wondered how that must feel-having this nine-month party thrown more or less in his honor.

A retirement party was thrown in her honor, and many past and present crew members came to celebrate her 16 years on the the ship.

My mom, however, decided to throw a party in Sacramento in our honor.

An Irish-themed party was thrown in her honor.

The party had been thrown in his honor, but he seemed to want it to end.

At the climax of a dinner party thrown in their honor, Capone produced a baseball bat and beat the trio to death.

The plant was by way of thanking Mrs. Graham for a party she threw in his honor this week.

She tried to place it, comparing the sensation to her anxieties before elections, important Senate votes, or large parties thrown in her honor.

There he was greeted with enthusiasm by the people of Charleston, who threw a string of parties in his honor.

He looked bewildered, but pleasantly so, like a man surprised by a birthday party thrown in his honor.