How to Use honorable in a Sentence
honorable
adjective
- It is not honorable of you to behave like that.
- They are trying to find an honorable way out of this dispute.
- He received an honorable discharge from the army.
- The college has a long and honorable history.
- He assured her that his intentions were honorable.
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The honorable move at that point would have been to step down.
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Gilbert Garcia,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 Feb. 2022
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Now, Woods is seen as the more honorable of the two, the hero risen from the ashes of his bad decisions.
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Paul Daugherty,
The Enquirer,
18 May 2022
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The more honorable disclaimer would be to not write the article in the first place.
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Gilad Edelman,
Wired,
11 Nov. 2020
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Here are ten of my favorites for 2022, with a hearty list of honorable mentions at the end.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
2 Dec. 2022
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Biden is an honorable man who put the needs of the country over himself.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
26 July 2024
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This rightwing focus has been couched in the honorable defense of free speech and free thought.
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David S. Cohen,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2021
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Hagar said the tough call to press permanent pause on the road was honorable, and rare.
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Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
5 Aug. 2024
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Those games are just honorable mentions, however, when stacked against the best of the best.
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The Courier-Journal,
27 Dec. 2022
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When the honorable certificate arrived, Nichols tore it up and threw it in a trash can.
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Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2022
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The dominant narrative in the British press in the run-up to the handover in 1997 was one of an honorable retreat.
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Louisa Lim,
WSJ,
22 Apr. 2022
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Manley served with the Marines for four years but received a less-than-honorable discharge, the judge said.
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Mark Thiessen,
Anchorage Daily News,
22 Oct. 2021
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Clem, the oldest child, is an honorable son who would make any parent proud.
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Joan Gaylord,
The Christian Science Monitor,
1 Dec. 2021
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The honorable Rudy Giuliani has worked 24/7 on the voter fraud issues.
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New York Times,
20 Aug. 2022
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Those were the good, honorable and faithful Muslims, the righteous among the nations.
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Joseph Samuels,
WSJ,
28 May 2021
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So here are my Top 10, along with a few honorable mentions, as well as a Bottom 5.
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John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Dec. 2020
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To achieve that, our children must be led by honorable and moral leaders.
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oregonlive,
31 Aug. 2021
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Again, Ed made a very honorable move here but honor gets you nothing in this game.
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Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
21 Oct. 2021
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And the more honorable its wielder is, the duller the blade becomes and the more its promise of everlasting life fades.
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Richard Newby,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2021
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To turn it all down and do the right thing makes a really honorable character.
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Brian Davids,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Apr. 2022
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If drafted, one served and did so in an honorable fashion.
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Annie Lane,
cleveland,
11 Nov. 2022
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In all, The Times was honored with six first place awards, four second place awards, six third place awards and two honorable mentions.
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Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2022
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That is an honorable role, and she may well be vindicated in the fullness of time.
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Rich Lowry,
National Review,
21 May 2021
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By this point the honorable gentlemen had risen abruptly from their seats and had to be gaveled back into them.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2023
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Soon, children across the region will suit up in their finest costumes to make the honorable trek for their favorite candies.
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Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
9 Oct. 2024
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Dikembe was a proud and honorable man, who lived up to the definition of a word that became synonymous with his name – humanitarian.
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Joe Nguyen,
The Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2024
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