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.
• And tactful honesty about the source is the best route.
  — Annie Midori Atherton, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2022
• To be in this league for 26 years and not have to look for a job, in all honesty.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 3 May 2024
• Is that lack of honesty the reason the two of you broke up?
  — Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 20 Jan. 2023
• Though the play is set in the 1950s, a profound honesty sits at the core of the production.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 27 Sep. 2023
• The only way to stop them is through truth and honesty.
  — Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
• That honesty emerges through the film’s process as much as its plot.
  — Callum McLennan, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
• The other part of that equation is the ease and honesty of all the controls.
  — Pete Lyons, Car and Driver, 26 Mar. 2023
• And there are those who think in terms of justice and honesty.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
• There was a lot of pain in their lives, but also a lot of honesty.
  — Addie Morfoot, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025
• The best way to shine is to adhere to your word and to put honesty and kindness first.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024
• Ed took his king and — perhaps with an air of frank and open honesty — led the eight of clubs.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
• That honesty is heard in so many of his songs in joy and sorrow.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 19 Dec. 2022
• The #MeToo movement has shown them the power of honesty.
  — Ken Budd, Washington Post, 10 May 2021
• What might sound like coach speak for some is honesty from Walz.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 7 Mar. 2022
• And that honesty was one of his greatest gifts, Jean said.
  — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 4 May 2021
• The fan base needed to hear the frustration and raw honesty.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
• But also, the honesty of a man who wrestles with guilt.
  — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 23 June 2025
• In all honesty, this look was well worth a double take.
  — Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 18 July 2025
• In pure honesty, nothing because my couch is in the middle of the room.
  — Diana Budds, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2021
• This book is filled with so much emotion and raw honesty.
  — Leah Dolan, CNN, 23 Dec. 2021
• In all honesty, foster care is rough, both for the family and the kids.
  — Washington Post, 16 June 2021
• Of course, that honesty is only just the starting point.
  — Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 7 Jan. 2025
• And there is a real hunger for honesty, for politicians to just speak the truth, to just give us some straight talk.
  — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 2 July 2025
• Again, the people that are for me are the mad ones, the ones committed to truth-telling and presence, and honesty.
  — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2022
• In the short term, sometimes honesty hurts a little bit.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2022
• The bravest thing a leader can do right now is say what needs to be said – with specificity, honesty, and focus.
  — Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• Perhaps this moment signals that one day a greater reckoning and moment of honesty between her and Oscar could come.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker Published, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025