honorableness

Example Sentences

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But there was a central honorableness to this March Madness meeting, an all-in-ness by the principal actors, the coaches and players, that was restorative.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019

But as this season exemplifies, that honorableness doesn’t always translate to narrative satisfaction, especially when coupled with other storytelling deficits.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2018

I loved his laugh, his handwriting, his steady gaze, his honorableness, his freckles, his appreciation of my jokes, his hands, his determination that I should know the worst of him.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

He knew what it was—it was his conviction of Taylor’s absolute honorableness, as arrayed against his own beastly impulses.

From The Ranchman by Seltzer, Charles Alden

We honorably only looked at the address, although it is allowed by the rules of honorableness to read post-cards that come to your house if you like, even if they are not for you.

From The Wouldbegoods by Nesbit, E. (Edith)