man of his word
Example Sentences
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"I just cracked up laughing of course, because that's what any woman would want to hear, but it's our life, so it's pretty wonderful. He was a man of his word."
From BBC • May 11, 2025
Carter — who died Sunday at the age of 100 — was, as always, a man of his word.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2024
By getting the Wolverines back to the CFP, McCarthy showed he was a man of his word.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023
"All I know is what Sen. Perdue has told me, I hope he'll be a man of his word, but again, that's not anything I can control," Kemp said.
From Salon • Dec. 5, 2021
He says he won't forget, asks us if he's a man of his word and everyone except my mother nods.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
