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
The spread of tax cheating Among citizens of major industrial nations, Americans have long been among the most honor bright in paying their taxes.
From Time Magazine Archive
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.
From Time Magazine Archive
Engineers cleaned factory sirens and the police force rubbed its buttons honor bright.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tell me now, honor bright, can't she out run anything in these parts?'
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
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