How to Use honesty in a Sentence

honesty

noun
  • He didn't even have enough honesty to tell me he was leaving.
  • She is admired for her kindness and her honesty.
  • He demands honesty from everyone who works for him.
  • What set it apart was the honesty.
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The new wife wasn’t a fan of honesty.
    — Richard Siken august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
  • But this sort of honesty has its costs.
    — Shadi Hamid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
  • That honesty didn’t sit well with her friend.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Call in your donors with honesty, not fear.
    — Sarah Evans, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • That honesty emerges through the film’s process as much as its plot.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
  • For Chiles, strength now means honesty.
    — Essence, 6 Nov. 2025
  • But the price of that honesty has always been steep.
    — Anita Chabria, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • But the price of that honesty has always been steep.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • And honesty will get you far in life and lying is not fun.
    — Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • What matters most to her is the honesty of the room.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • That honesty is worth more than any polished pitch.
    — Ryan Brennan march 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Mar. 2026
  • What might sound like coach speak for some is honesty from Walz.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2022
  • And there are those who think in terms of justice and honesty.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • People don’t learn that honesty is safe from a poster.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • My bread and butter is my honesty.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
  • My bread and butter is my honesty.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • My bread and butter is my honesty.
    — Thania Garcia, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That honesty is heard in so many of his songs in joy and sorrow.
    — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2022
  • From childhood, honesty is framed as a moral north star.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Trust paves the way for honesty and healing.
    — Crystal Cene, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • No secrets and a lot of honesty.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But when the meeting came, nerves gave way to honesty.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • In fact, more rock acts need to have the honesty to address them.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • There was a lot of pain in their lives, but also a lot of honesty.
    — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Which is very funny — and there’s truth and honesty in that.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Say it with humor, with honesty, with heart.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 26 Oct. 2025

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