(a.) Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded; estimable; illustrious.
(a.) High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.
(a.) Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair; as, an honorable motive.
(a.) Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds.
(a.) Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended; consistent with honor or rectitude.
(a.) Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with testimonies of esteem; an honorable burial.
(a.) Of reputable association or use; respectable.
(a.) An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable Senate; the honorable gentleman.
Example Sentences:
(1) Spotlight is still the favourite to win best picture A dinner in Beverly Hills was hosted in Spotlight’s honor on Sunday night.
(2) Last month, Black Lives Matter Toronto staged a sit-in during the city’s gay pride march, which the group had been invited to join as an honored guest.
(3) The Hollander test of gastric secretion in response to acute hypoglycemia is a time-honored method of evaluating vagal integrity.
(4) NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said as recently as January that the mascot is "presented in a way that honors Native Americans," and further claimed that nine of 10 Native Americans polled actually support it .
(5) The irony of her image being exchanged in return for commodities in the future,” she said, “seems to recall the way that actual slaves’ bodies were serving as currencies of exchange.” Larson arrived at a different conclusion about the honor.
(6) Thanksgiving this year should be a worldwide celebration to honor the water protectors and recognize the spiritual battle that has sustained us since the arrival of Columbus,” said Cheryl Angel, a Sicangu Lakota.
(7) The memorial service honored those first responders and two civilians who tried to fight the fire and were posthumously named volunteer first responders.
(8) We’ve had over 100 years to honor her with our own actions.
(9) This article reflects upon five surgeons who have been recognized as worthy of this honor.
(10) This week, Reich and his musicians performed three nights of concerts with the Philip Glass Ensemble at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, at a festival in honor of the 50 th anniversary of Nonesuch Records.
(11) Frustrated not over economics but “sacred rights”, they were willing to sacrifice “our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor” against the world’s mightiest empire.
(12) The gambit worked, and Miami made four straight NBA Finals appearances, winning championships in 2012 and 2013, James taking Finals MVP honors both times.
(13) Rather than honoring their sacrifice and recognizing their pain, Mr Trump disparaged the religion of the family of an American hero,” Collins wrote.
(14) Honor & Folly ( honorandfolly.com , one bedroom $165 a night, both bedrooms $215, plus a sofabed for children) is a home away from home with a fully stocked kitchen and a cosy living area decorated with vintage and locally crafted furniture.
(15) Honor Westnedge, a lead analyst at consultancy Verdict Retail, said: “ Mothercare must emphasise its needs-driven and essential product offer to new parents, as demand for this product is still there but price-led rivals will be luring shoppers away.
(16) "I did not see this coming," said Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan , tipping his hat to competitor House of Cards, the first online contender for top Emmy honors.
(17) Event recording during anesthesia depends upon the time-honored but inefficient handmade record of the anesthetist.
(18) Then, in December, Abe paid a visit to the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, where 14 war criminals from the second world war are honored.
(19) Yet, the time-honored theory of calcium-soap formation enjoys wide acceptance.
(20) In an executive order he ruled that young immigrants who arrived in the US illegally before age 16 and spent at least five continuous years here would be allowed to stay and apply for work permits, providing they had no criminal history and met other criteria, such as graduating from high school or serving honorably in the military.
Trustworthy
Definition:
(a.) Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty.
Example Sentences:
(1) A therapist's expertness, trustworthiness, empathy, and attractiveness were evaluated by 300 subjects after viewing a 5-min.
(2) US attorney general Loretta Lynch closed the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email practices with no charges on Wednesday, formally ending a protracted saga that has clouded her campaign with questions of trustworthiness.
(3) On the benevolence dimension (e.g., trustworthiness, kindness), however, effectiveness interacted with age, such that for younger adults ineffective speakers were viewed significantly less positively than their more effective peers.
(4) Equally, the award made to Norman Foster's striking 30 St Mary Axe (aka the Gherkin) was at a time when there was great excitement about the latest development in new City skyscrapers, an excitement somewhat deflated now that City money appears to be as trustworthy as a Bob Maxwell pension scheme.
(5) The possibility of giving a trustworthy spontaneous prognosis on the first day can enable the evaluation of the possible benefit from surgery, which we illustrated with a group of 23 operated patients.
(6) The Article concludes that there is a need for greater caution in determining admissibility and recommends safeguards to better guarantee trustworthiness and reliability.
(7) But there's no guarantee it will work, because cybercriminals aren't exactly the most trustworthy group of people.
(8) The authors' material is used to demonstrate the value of the catheter, showing that the CVP is not always a trustworthy parameter for hemodynamic monitoring.
(9) Henry Barnes The clergy may not be entirely trustworthy This may not be big news to cinemagoers – sneering at religious types goes all the way back to DW Griffith's Intolerance – but Cannes boasts an impressively ecumenical approach.
(10) The splinting of several ribs individually by introducing socalled "Rehbein plates" into the medullary cavity of those in question proved to be a trustworthy method in achieving this goal.
(11) "I was listening, learning and gaining the confidence of international colleagues that I was responsible and trustworthy, with the best interests of the sport at heart."
(12) Its report, which the pope's spokesman branded as "not trustworthy", claimed Ricca lived more or less openly with a Swiss army officer while at the Holy See's nunciature (embassy) in Uruguay.
(13) The police aren’t totally trustworthy, but we have to get her out,” said the health worker.
(14) Edward the professor is likable and trustworthy, but what the party needs more of is Evangelical Ed.
(15) Having organisational cultures that are hot (honest, open and trustworthy) promoted good performance.
(16) While he was trustworthy – "within reason", she said – Dotcom at times showed symptoms of "anger issues" and too often "thought money could fix everything".
(17) So, how trustworthy is this privatized segment of the invisible empire?
(18) Homeowners are put off by the high upfront cost of more expensive measures and the hassle of getting reliable information and trustworthy installers.
(19) Hillary Clinton is fundamentally honest and trustworthy.
(20) Just yesterday, Face the Nation featured Hayden as the premiere guest to speak authoritatively about how trustworthy the NSA is, how safe it keeps us, and how wise President Obama is for insisting that all of its programs continue.