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 Seattle 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
Defense witnesses have been cantankerous and revealed themselves to be dishonest.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2023
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
With all due respect to the young woman’s family, I would be dishonest if I said that the girl the regent had selected for me was my dream bride.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
