How to Use dishonesty in a Sentence

dishonesty

noun
  • Are you accusing him of dishonesty?
  • But throwin the word cheating around is such click bait dishonesty.
    — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 22 May 2018
  • No hint of dishonesty has tarnished her, and she is pledged to the rule of law.
    — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And there is a whole lot of dishonesty in right-wing media about the results.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Worse was the dishonesty of Biden’s sales pitch for his policies.
    — The Editors, National Review, 29 Apr. 2021
  • What matters most is the dishonesty.
    — Julian Givi, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026
  • What matters most is the dishonesty.
    — Danielle Hass, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
  • There was a lot of dishonesty and people taking money and putting it in the wrong places.
    — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com, 6 Sep. 2017
  • Your being jealous of my race is no excuse for your dishonesty.
    — Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Your being jealous of my race is no excuse for your dishonesty.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 23 Dec. 2020
  • Your being jealous of my race is no excuse for your dishonesty.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Rest assured that there has been no dishonesty or wrongdoing by us.
    — Adam Edelman, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Your brother just did time for dishonesty, in some form or another.
    — Carolyn Hax, Detroit Free Press, 28 Oct. 2019
  • The truth is, dishonesty isn’t just something other people get caught up in.
    — Ron Carucci, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2021
  • There’s a deeper kind of dishonesty than merely making false claims.
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 20 Sep. 2017
  • The Little Liar is a parable that shows the high cost of dishonesty.
    — Shannon Carlin, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
  • And his dishonesty has not been limited to the subject of the election.
    — Daniel Dale, CNN, 28 Aug. 2021
  • 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
  • There’s no dishonesty in anything that [Quentin] writes or how people talk, feel or speak [in his movies].
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Quist has shown a disturbing pattern of dishonesty, and that record speaks for itself.
    — Washington Post, 2 May 2017
  • But what is also important to note is not just Trump’s dishonesty.
    — Eli Meixler, Time, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Secrecy, on the other hand, is about building a fortress, each brick laid with dishonesty.
    — Tracy Strauss, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Sometimes this is true, but there’s little use in inviting dishonesty from the outset.
    — Yec, Forbes, 19 May 2022
  • Petty dishonesty has an amazing way of nudging the Karmic wheel.
    — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Standing by a company that pays shareholders from the spoils of dishonesty is a bad look.
    — Derek Newton, Forbes, 11 May 2021
  • Biden's handling of Hunter's case underscores the steep cost of this dishonesty.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Still, the poster decided not to attend because of the dishonesty.
    — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
  • The network's dishonesty about the dangers of vaccines is putting its audience at risk.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 13 July 2021
  • Boone’s major crime is, rather than selling oil to a world hungry for it, an act of dishonesty—largely a lie of omission.
    — Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There was prevalent dishonesty.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Jan. 2026

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