How to Use dishonesty in a Sentence
dishonesty
noun- Are you accusing him of dishonesty?
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The story on New Atheism is a breath of fresh air in the climate of dishonesty and self delusion that permeates our modern culture.
— Wired Letters Department, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2006 -
And what really annoyed me Is the dishonesty among many people in the Trump administration.
— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2024 -
Other research has shown that dishonesty — often referred to as financial infidelity — can be common when couples aren’t on the same page financially.
— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024 -
That’s a breach of your agreement and an act of dishonesty.
— New York Times, 22 June 2022 -
The Little Liar is a parable that shows the high cost of dishonesty.
— Shannon Carlin, Time, 23 Aug. 2023 -
Worse was the dishonesty of Biden’s sales pitch for his policies.
— The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2021 -
And there is a whole lot of dishonesty in right-wing media about the results.
— Brian Stelter, CNN, 28 Oct. 2020 -
There was a lot of dishonesty and people taking money and putting it in the wrong places.
— Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com, 6 Sep. 2017 -
But throwin the word cheating around is such click bait dishonesty.
— Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 22 May 2018 -
And even bigger than the spending spree and dishonesty is your spouse’s refusal to own the errors and do the work.
— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 June 2023 -
The arguments have changed, but the dishonesty has not.
— Oliver Darcy, CNN, 22 Sep. 2020 -
And his dishonesty has not been limited to the subject of the election.
— Daniel Dale, CNN, 28 Aug. 2021 -
The last few hours alone have brought news of fresh new forms of Trumpian dishonesty that have managed to shock even the people who were looking for it.
— Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 2 May 2018 -
And the truth is that Trump’s broadside against the terrible dishonesty of the media will leave lots of heads nodding around the country.
— Chris Cillizza, Orange County Register, 17 Feb. 2017 -
Next to them the cynicism and dishonesty of Alan Simpson will be placed in sharp contrast.
— Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022 -
The Daily Show is supposed to cut through the media’s dishonesty, not parrot it.
— Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024 -
The truth is, dishonesty isn’t just something other people get caught up in.
— Ron Carucci, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021 -
Petty dishonesty has an amazing way of nudging the Karmic wheel.
— Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 23 Apr. 2023 -
The Lord tells His followers to speak with trust and honesty and avoid wrongdoing, as dishonesty is in the same vein as hatred.
— Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022 -
Kaitlyn Dever, 24, is the best thing about the film as Zoe, who falls into a romance built on dishonesty with Evan.
— Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 24 Sep. 2021 -
Kaitlyn Dever, who is the best thing about the film as Zoe, who falls into a romance built on dishonesty with Evan, is 24.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Sep. 2021 -
For what did this place, established by the British and built in the image of their great universities, stand for but dishonesty?
— Veronica Chambers, New York Times, 28 June 2019 -
Secrecy, on the other hand, is about building a fortress, each brick laid with dishonesty.
— Tracy Strauss, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2017 -
Standing by a company that pays shareholders from the spoils of dishonesty is a bad look.
— Derek Newton, Forbes, 11 May 2021 -
Quist has shown a disturbing pattern of dishonesty, and that record speaks for itself.
— Washington Post, 2 May 2017 -
Your being jealous of my race is no excuse for your dishonesty.
— Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 2022 -
Ariely came to owe his reputation to his work on dishonesty.
— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2023 -
Sometimes this is true, but there’s little use in inviting dishonesty from the outset.
— Yec, Forbes, 19 May 2022 -
But what is also important to note is not just Trump’s dishonesty.
— Eli Meixler, Time, 31 Jan. 2018
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