best behavior
Example Sentences
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Larry Ellison predicts an AI-powered surveillance state in which “citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
They should have been on their best behavior on Tuesday to avoid any glimmer of impropriety.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024
They’ve been on their best behavior all day.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2023
Listen, as A.I. is continuing to develop, and we don’t know if we’re making ourselves extinct to any potential sentient being, Brown is on his best behavior.
From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023
Even when the dog was gone—which was now and then—Zeke still felt it was somehow still observing him, making sure he was on his best behavior.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
