be a credit to
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“I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry,” McDaniel said accepting the award.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
For Maryland voters, the choice is easy; a victory for Mr. Brown would be a credit to the state.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 9, 2022
Part of it may be a credit to the opposing pitchers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
“I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry,” she said in her acceptance speech.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2019
Now I’m not meanin’ you wouldn’t be a credit to me—you’d be a credit to a better man: But I’m needin’ no woman to help me out in my business.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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