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
Decades of proper procedures have proven to be honorable and trustworthy.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2020
“The only thing that I’ve heard that seems to be honorable is to write what you’re scared to write. Or the thing that’s the hardest. Because that’s probably the thing you’re most interested in exploring.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2020
“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
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
