best behavior
Example Sentences
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“Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on,” he said.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
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
In elementary school, she spent Christmas at a neighborhood friend’s house in Andover, Mass., where she had to wear her best clothes and be on her best behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
I hurriedly flopped into the space beside Mabinty Suma and listened as Papa Andrew warned us to be on our best behavior.
From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince
