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honorable

(= honest) not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent honest lawyers honest reporting (= honourable) worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect an honorable man led an honorable life honorable service to his country (= ethical, honourable) adhering to ethical and moral principles it seems ethical and right followed the only honorable course of action (= good, respectable) deserving of esteem and respect all respectable companies give guarantees ruined the family's good name

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Simple sentences

I would prefer an honorable death.
His behavior is always honorable.
He received an honorable discharge from the army.
It is sweet and honorable to die for the fatherland.
Tom is honorable.
An honorable death is better than a shameful life.
The beautiful Vasilissa came forward, as bright as a star, bowed to her sovereign, bowed to the honorable guests and danced with her husband, the happy Tsarevitch Ivan.
There are no honorable people.

Movie subtitles

Not the most honorable man from what I hear.
Two honorable men try amiably to persuade her to confess.
One of those fine-mannered, virtuous, and honorable gentlemen.
Could you apply all your fine and honorable rules to yourself, punish yourself as calmly and completely as you have Blackie?
Say, Joe, why don't you show the honorable Mr. Smith this beautiful animal?
Supreme Court, State of New York, County of New York now in session. the Honorable Judge May presiding.
This honorable court is now in session.
I observe it's even bought you the honorable Mr. Wilkes.
This is an honorable proposal of marriage. made at what I consider a most opportune moment.
Because I know Ashley Wilkes and his honorable breed.
It is the honorable badge of the coal miner. and I envied it on my father and grown-up brothers.
Very well, will the honorable apprentice first go to Fiery Mountain.
Mr. Speaker, honorable members.
Why, I expect to lead an honorable life.
I chose the honorable path: war.
May Allah guide you towards fair and honorable peace.
Honorable Charles H. Hungadunga, Hungadunga.
Perhaps the honorable Mr. Biberkopf will sing something too.
Shut those honorable kissers, because here comes the main attraction!
The Honorable Secretary of Finance and Parking!
The Honorable Pandooh of Mufhtan!
I shall ask the powers to meet for a speedy and honorable peace.
The Honorable Sir Frederick Burton and Lady Mabel Burton.
Because Pee Wee is an honorable man, aren't you, Pee Wee?
My father, well I admit he was a hard man but men who go out into new worlds have to be but he was honorable and fine.
This is an honorable proposal of marriage made at what I consider a most opportune moment.
HMM. PERMIT ME TO PRESENT THE HONORABLE GOURNEY-MARTIN.
Topaze, until this moment, you seemed an honorable man.
I do. An honorable man would be bound.
This is the residence of the Honorable Bertram Wooster.
So honorable, and able, and wise in some things, and just like naughty children in others.
You've sacrificed everything that's decent, everything that's honorable.
The honorable Jaffrey Pynchon..

News and current affairs

The first two priorities, if well designed and well implemented, are certainly honorable goals for a government to pursue.
The third is less honorable, and likely to fail: it relies on the dangerously weak premise that the party in power's political adversaries will be more public-spirited and less ruthless when they return to government.
It's honorable that the Live Earth organizers are so concerned about the far-off future, but you have to wonder why there is so little concern about the much-worse present.
So Chirac replaced Lamy with Jacques Barrot, an honorable and experienced politician, but one with little knowledge of EU affairs and no language other than French.
It is, of course, an honorable act for a government to take responsibility for so grave a failing and resign.
And, judging by the high number of distinguished and honorable professionals in the industry, many advisers, if not most, already do.
To the extent that Chileans do so, they will create the conditions for a more dignified and honorable society.
The manageable, honorable American Dream of the 1950's - a decent, affordable college education; a small house of one's own; hope that one's children will be better off than oneself - was misplaced in the last decade and a half.
But they should not refuse to acknowledge that China's mission to turn a nation of 1.3 billion poor people into a developed country through peace and free trade is one of the great, honorable, and most difficult sagas in human history.

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