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
Their players, however, know with the school’s two big wigs also wearing coaching hats, they always need to be on their best behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025
They should have been on their best behavior on Tuesday to avoid any glimmer of impropriety.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2024
And I can tell that this time they’ve been ordered to be on their best behavior toward me.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
