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From Robin’s experience, he thinks that “stories can make men do terrible things,” perhaps thinking of all those bereaved family members who were honor-bound to chase after him and get themselves killed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
So when I joined The Post in 2018 and discovered that Kaiser was one of my options for health insurance, I felt honor-bound to try what I had disparaged.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2022
"Following the PM's announcement on Monday the 19th of July 2021 I feel honor-bound to make an announcement of my own," Clapton said.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2021
"Following the PM’s announcement on Monday the 19th of July 2021 I feel honor-bound to make an announcement of my own," Clapton said.
From Fox News ● Jul. 22, 2021
He trusted neither Pycelle nor Varys, and Ser Barristan was honor-bound to protect and defend the boy he thought his new king.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
In 2017, Japanese director Shinichiro Ueda released a $25,000 zombie movie called “One Cut of the Dead,” a genre-bending comedy with a structure so surprising that this review is honor bound to button its lips.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
“My instructors made clear that if I believed I could not do that, I would be honor bound to resign. That time has come.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2018
Here Rutledge is honor bound to restore the good name of a young man who may not have been guilty of the homicide that, even in death, hangs over his head.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
John Feeley, a former Marine Corps helicopter pilot, said he was "honor bound" to resign.
From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2018
This duty is to be passed down through generations, with each new Key Holder honor bound to never reveal themselves.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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