award someone with vs award him with

Both "award someone with" and "award him with" are correct, but the more common and natural phrasing is "award someone with." The use of "him" in this context is less common and may sound awkward to some native English speakers.

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award someone with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate giving someone an award or honor. It is followed by the recipient's name or pronoun.

Examples:

They decided to award her with a medal for her bravery.
The organization will award the winner with a cash prize.
The school will award the students with certificates of achievement.
The committee chose to award him with a scholarship for his academic excellence.
The company plans to award the employees with bonuses for their hard work.

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Well, every year he awards someone a $30,000 grant to write a play that he will produce.
Turns out she's giving her award this year because someone made an anonymous gift to her foundation of $3.1 million.
Orchestrated by someone with Medici signatory powers.
Someone with clear motive and opportunity.
I could use someone with such capabilities.
A joke for someone with my skills.
Someone with enough experience to take over his business.
We could use someone with metaIIurgicaI knowledge.
You need someone with a strong background.
Someone with real motive and access.
Someone with bipolar disorder needs to maintain balance.
It takes someone with fierce concentration.
You need someone with more outdoor experience.
- Someone with good people skills.
Because this person needs someone with a warm spirit.
I need someone with your experience running the show.
Someone with access to this house.
Someone with a need, someone with the possibility to satisfy it, and between them, a simple financial transaction.
They wanted someone with a pedigree, someone with family terrorist leanings.
To fight someone with a sword as opposed to shooting someone with a gun, I think it takes more courage.

Alternatives:

award someone
present someone with
give someone an award
honor someone with
bestow an award upon someone

award him with

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase is also used to indicate giving someone an award or honor, but it specifically refers to a male recipient. It is followed by the pronoun "him."

Examples:

The organization decided to award him with a trophy for his outstanding performance.
She will award him with a certificate of appreciation for his dedication.
The school plans to award him with a scholarship for his achievements.
The committee chose to award him with a prize for his contribution.
The company will award him with a promotion for his hard work.

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So, for his courage in protecting the people of Los Angeles, I am proud to award him today with the police star for bravery.
Every semester the program chooses random large classes and enrolls Joshua Whopper and awards him an A.
Those sweets were a bribe from a contractor who was trying to get my father to award him a government contract.
According to the applicant, the decision to award him only one Directorate-General priority point is due to criteria established in the Legal Service which lead to the award of such points to officials with most seniority in grade, irrespective of their merits.
"find in favor of the plaintiff"and award him compensatory damages
award him the costs of the present action;
Annulment of the decision to place the applicant in Performance Group II and to award him 5 promotion points for his career development report for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2008.
A few months ago, we invited President Chen Shui-bian here to award him the Liberal International Freedom Prize, but the French authorities would not give him a visa.
However, seeing as Mr. Potter would have finished first had it not been for his determination to rescue not only Mr. Weasley but the others as well, we've agreed to award him second place...
In particular, he asserts that the administration, after annulling, following his first complaint, the decision to award him 2 merit points, should have promoted him to grade AD13.
In the present case, the applicant requests the Court to award him damages pursuant to Article 340 TFEU for the losses he sustained as a result of an accident at work.
We would therefore reiterate the call on Parliament to award him the Sakharov Prize posthumously, or better still, to establish a Massoud Prize to be bestowed on those who tragically, have lost their lives defending their people and freedom.
alter the decision to award him one merit point to a decision to award him two merit points;
But they award prizes, gives the same community awards.
You're receiving an award for most awards.
The company achieved considerable success and received many peer-led awards including the national Grand Prix and a European Promotional Marketing Association Award.
Hot-head award, Foul-mouth award, Can of Worms award.
Finally, the applicant challenges the decision to award him a total of 20 points, the list of merit of Grade A5 officials, the list of officials promoted to Grade A4 and the decision not to enter his name in those lists.
Finally, the applicant claims that the appointing authority's decision not to award him any additional promotion points following his appeal to the promotion committee is unlawful, in that sufficient reasons have not been given for that decision.
Order the EIB to pay compensation for the non-material harm caused to the applicant by the above decision and in that regard award him the sum of EUR 25000;

Alternatives:

award him
present him with
give him an award
honor him with
bestow an award upon him

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award someone with vs award him with