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

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024