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
“I often felt awkward and hyperconscious, like people were staring at me or that I always had to be on my best behavior so that I represented the Army in a positive way.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 9, 2023
They’ve been on their best behavior all day.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2023
She explained that the adage served to remind people to always be on their best behavior and to be good to others.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
