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How to use the word honest in a Sentence?

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Issues and disagreements can only be resolved through effective communication. Therefore, if I have unintentionally offended you in any way, I would appreciate it if you could express your feelings directly. It's possible that I may not be aware of the impact of my actions, as I'm not able to read minds. If you are concerned about a negative reaction, feel free to discuss the matter with someone you trust, who can convey your thoughts to me without causing conflict. Open and honest communication is key to understanding and resolving any potential issues.

– Christen Kuikoua

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1 month ago

Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived.

– Thomas Paine

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3 months ago

I rather have an honest enemy than a dishonest Friend

– Christen Kuikoua

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4 months ago

The Rothschilds, and that class of money-lenders of whom they are the representatives and agents -- men who never think of lending a shilling to their next-door neighbors, for purposes of honest industry, unless upon the most ample security, and at the highest rate of interest -- stand ready, at all times, to lend money in unlimited amounts to those robbers and murderers, who call themselves governments, to be expended in shooting down those who do not submit quietly to being robbed and enslaved.

– Lysander Spooner

added by Normando
4 months ago

Be brave, be kind, be honest, be true— remember these things are alive within you.

– Laura Jaworski

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10 months ago

I hate to say this but yesterday( Saturday) at the end of this show I was just hoping that he would n’t make the cut, that he ’d just finish one outside, not because I do n’t want to see Tiger Woods play, we always want to see Tiger Woods play, but you could just see Tiger Woods was in agony trying to get around there and it was n’t a surprise at all to be honest that Tiger Woods had to withdraw.

– Sky Sports

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Nobody’s acting as if that’s something they’ve got to take seriously, so I’ll just be honest and say I’m worried about how this thing plays out.

– Andrew Biggs

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I had a moment of stunned silence, it was more as if my brain did not register what is going on to be truly honest. It was a moment of disbelief, I think.

– Rudolf Erasmus

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’m not really into math, to be honest — I did it at school, but I didn’t excel in it.

– David Smith

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I thought it was just the most romantic, loving and honest proposal.

– Kate Bosworth

Found on CNN
1 year ago

To be honest, at first, I was very hesitant when this idea was discussed, my mind keeps telling me to back off. I mean, let’s be real here, it was too ambitious to say the least. Like, how can a small group of students from the Pacific Region convince the majority of the UN members to support this unique initiative?

– Cynthia Houniuhi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Man, I ’m going to be super honest with you, man. That process was a growth moment for me, on so many levels as a man.

– Nick Cannon

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Kira means everything to me. Probably she is the meaning in my life in the first place. I don’t even know, to be honest, I can’t imagine my life without Kira.

– Tetiana Pavelko

Found on CNN
1 year ago

To be very honest, I’m actually not a religious person.

– Jared Isaacman

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I did n’t really think it’s going to get that big, to be honest, until my friend told me you’re trending on Twitter, it was my first, kind of, viral video. This is what gives you another push. So, it’s amazing.

– Mustafa Ismail

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We have to be honest and clear-eyed as we look at the year ahead. The defense of freedom is not the work of a day or of a year. It’s always difficult, it’s always important.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

At first, to be totally honest, I thought that it was some sort of joke, the fact Marie then went out and saw this down on the beach seemed impossible. Plus, Marie is an archaeologist, and she and I have always joked that she’ll one day make an amazing palaeontological discovery.

– Dean Lomax

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Well, we’re honest about the differences, we certainly know what they are, and we’ve articulated them, but that’s not my lane here… My job is to be the climate guy and stay focused on trying to move the climate agenda forward.

– Scott Applewhite -RRB- Kerry

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We just all realized that there’s a need for communication that is kind of independent of company control, because when employees talk to each other in a work setting, they can’t be honest – and they have to always kind of be self conscious about what the boss is going to think, or what other people are going to think.

– Kyum Kim

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I just hope that this truly does open up honest dialogue, and not dialogue until the next one happens, but a dialogue for change.

– Courtesy Ben Crump

Found on CNN
1 year ago

For all their talk of innovation and financial inclusion, crypto industry giants — from FTX to Celsius to Voyager — are collapsing under the weight of their own fraud, deceit and gross mismanagement, and when they sink, they take a lot of honest investors down with them.

– Elizabeth Warren

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Let's be honest about it. When that information is found, it diminishes the stature of any person who is in possession of it because it's not supposed to happen, whether it was the fault of a staffer or an attorney, it makes no difference. The elected official bears ultimate responsibility.

– Dick Durbin

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The honest truth is, no one knows, a widespread default by the US government is not something we’ve ever experienced and not something we’ve ever even come close to experiencing.

– Michael Pugliese

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Far from protecting middle-class families or small businesses, H.R. 23 protects wealthy tax cheats at the expense of honest, middle-class taxpayers, with their first economic legislation of the new Congress, House Republicans are making clear that their top economic priority is to allow the rich and multibillion-dollar corporations to skip out on their taxes, while making life harder for ordinary, middle-class families that pay the taxes they owe.

– White House

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

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