be dishonest

Example Sentences

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Andrews said a technology that relies on shoppers to do their own scanning and punch in product quantities tempts even law-abiding citizens to be dishonest.

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2023

It forced Lydia and Uche to be dishonest and complicit in the mind games.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023

“I didn’t really want to be dishonest, but I also didn’t want them to know the truth,” Ellison said.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2023

Defense witnesses have been cantankerous and revealed themselves to be dishonest.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023

You had to crave something to be dishonest.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck