be honorable
Example Sentences
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A US defence official said that "characterization of service will be honorable except where the Service member's record otherwise warrants a lower characterization".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
“I’m more experienced than anybody that’s ever run for the office, and I think I’ve proven myself to be honorable as well as effective.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2023
“To be honorable, decent, smart, successful and a terrific guy is unusual anywhere. But it is most unusual in the entertainment business. He’s in a category of one.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2019
Medal of Honor recipients should be honorable, Heck said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 25, 2019
I gave it up, I really didn't need to know their contents and it would not be honorable or safe to tamper with Dr. Bledsoe.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
