be dishonest
Example Sentences
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“As much as it hurt, it was enjoyable, and I’d be dishonest to say otherwise,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
Defense witnesses have been cantankerous and revealed themselves to be dishonest.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023
“The data suggest many people will be dishonest for a variety of different reasons.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2022
Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, said the study shows that certain policies “engender people to be dishonest about their actions, leading to increased risk.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2022
You had to crave something to be dishonest.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
