be honorable
Example Sentences
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A US defence official said that "characterization of service will be honorable except where the Service member's record otherwise warrants a lower characterization".
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025
“I’m more experienced than anybody who has ever run for the office and I think I’ve proven myself to be honorable as well as also effective.”
From Washington Times • May 23, 2023
At some point, someone had to be honorable and say, “Enough.”
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2020
“The only thing that I’ve heard that seems to be honorable is to write what you’re scared to write. Or the thing that’s the hardest. Because that’s probably the thing you’re most interested in exploring.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2020
But he wants to be honorable to her.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
