Examples of dishonest in a Sentence
She gave dishonest answers to our questions.
I think he is being dishonest about how much he knows
Recent Examples on the Web
Nevertheless, the dishonest narrative is what outlets like Fox News are feeding their audiences — and that coverage has significant consequences for NBC News.
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Oliver Darcy, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Oral arguments before the three-judge 1st Circuit panel more than a year ago focused on two jurors Tsarnaev's lawyers say were dishonest during the lengthy jury selection process.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Others were dishonest, incompetent or preoccupied with internecine squabbles.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Professional peers won’t know about a private situation, and some may see your failure to mention the collaboration as misleading or even dishonest.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
California voters have long been misled by dishonest descriptions of general tax measures that are sold as a panacea to all manner of ills.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
The behavior, however, is par for the course for the right-wing network, which is notorious for poisoning the public discourse with dishonest propaganda aimed at propping up Trump and assailing his political opponents.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
But the case against Israel from South Africa is incredibly weak and dishonest.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
For example, Republicans and Democrats became more likely to view each other as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral, unintelligent and lazy between 2016 and 2022, according to a different Pew study based on responses from 6,174 adults.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
Oliver Darcy, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Oral arguments before the three-judge 1st Circuit panel more than a year ago focused on two jurors Tsarnaev's lawyers say were dishonest during the lengthy jury selection process.
—CBS News, 21 Mar. 2024
Others were dishonest, incompetent or preoccupied with internecine squabbles.
—Thomas Gibbons-Neff, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2024
Professional peers won’t know about a private situation, and some may see your failure to mention the collaboration as misleading or even dishonest.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024
California voters have long been misled by dishonest descriptions of general tax measures that are sold as a panacea to all manner of ills.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024
The behavior, however, is par for the course for the right-wing network, which is notorious for poisoning the public discourse with dishonest propaganda aimed at propping up Trump and assailing his political opponents.
—Oliver Darcy, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
But the case against Israel from South Africa is incredibly weak and dishonest.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
For example, Republicans and Democrats became more likely to view each other as closed-minded, dishonest, immoral, unintelligent and lazy between 2016 and 2022, according to a different Pew study based on responses from 6,174 adults.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French deshoneste, from des- dis- + honeste honest
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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in the 14th century
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“Dishonest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonest. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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dishonest
adjective
dis·hon·est
(ˈ)dis-ˈän-əst 
: not honest or trustworthy : deceitful
dishonest people
dishonestly
adverb
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