honor bright
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of honor bright
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Perseverance keeps honor bright, according to William Shakespeare.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 22, 2011
For the 50,000 TV repairmen who keep America's 27,150,511 television sets in tune, every call is a challenge to keep the client content and the repairman's honor bright.
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The spread of tax cheating Among citizens of major industrial nations, Americans have long been among the most honor bright in paying their taxes.
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Engineers cleaned factory sirens and the police force rubbed its buttons honor bright.
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"I never made the other fellows cut off, Don," he whispered as they stepped quickly out of the way of the elder, "honor bright, I didn't."
From Duncan Polite The Watchman of Glenoro by Mary Esther Miller MacGregor
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