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But there was a central honorableness to this March Madness meeting, an all-in-ness by the principal actors, the coaches and players, that was restorative.

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2019

But as this season exemplifies, that honorableness doesn’t always translate to narrative satisfaction, especially when coupled with other storytelling deficits.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2018

I loved his laugh, his handwriting, his steady gaze, his honorableness, his freckles, his appreciation of my jokes, his hands, his determination that I should know the worst of him.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

But your acquaintances and enemies and teachers did, and even, in moments of intense honorableness, you reported yourself.

From Just Patty by Relyea, C. M. (Charles Mark)

It was just the kind of a man he was hunting for—a man that never believes in anybody's word or anybody's honorableness, because he ain't got none of his own.

From Tom Sawyer Abroad by Twain, Mark