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Recent Examples of dishonorable This dishonorable behavior does not represent me as a citizen of the United States. — Sandra Burk, Elmhurst Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 But Trump has only barely walked back his dishonorable statements that Volodymyr ... Nr Editors, National Review, 28 Feb. 2025 Between the third and fourth rounds, Liston reportedly took a dishonorable course. Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025 Now that she’s been arrested for Harkness’ death, will William do something dishonorable to get her back? Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dishonorable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dishonorable
Adjective
  • In the season’s back half, neither its overloading of vile desecrations nor maudlin sentimentality adds anything that Monster hadn’t already established four episodes ago.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Koch’s vile conduct spawns a number of unnecessary fantasy sequences either brought on by the comics or wholly imagined by Ed.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The rebels, apparently satisfied with their loot, paid no mind as the women got into the second car, joining one of the Assad regime’s most notorious henchmen.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Europe has faced criticism over its notorious red tape and fractured business environment; a report last year by a former head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, particularly raised alarm over the bloc’s competitiveness.
    J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Unlike previous seasons, Dorothy never makes immoral choices.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This is disgraceful and immoral.
    Armando Garcia, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But for all the good times, Furmanovsky also captures the infamous tension between Liam and Noel that would lead to the band’s breakup in 2009.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Remember the infamous 2002 pre-World Cup showdown between Republic of Ireland soccer coach Mick McCarthy and captain Roy Keane?
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And the result at the end of the day is a truly grotesque dirty water container, which does feel like a job well done.
    Loz Blain October 14, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Trump is suing his Wall Street Journal for reporting about his dirty doodle to Jeffrey Epstein.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Trim low limbs on evergreen trees and shrubs to allow more sunlight in shady areas.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Riders will queue up in an expansive (and thankfully shady) warehouse structure that resembles garages seen in the films.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Removing Stains From Wood Cabinets Food, beverages, and dirty hands can leave nasty stains behind, even after cleaning.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The overriding question should be will the Texas line figure out how to protect QB Arch Manning from OU’s nasty front four?
    Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Soon, the deputy commissioner was asking me about narcissism and criminal thinking.
    Joe Garcia, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • That seems pretty criminal to me.
    ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Dishonorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dishonorable. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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