Examples of dishonest in a Sentence
She gave dishonest answers to our questions.
I think he is being dishonest about how much he knows
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Writing faculty have both the agency and the academic freedom to examine generative AI’s dishonest training origins and conclude: There is no path to ethically teach AI skills.
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
So, in that moment, the things that are coming out of my mouth are not dishonest.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 July 2025
Hill’s attorney Fritz Scheller said in the Friday filing that his team had a difficult time interviewing Lewis over the course of two depositions, finding her answers evasive and at times dishonest.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
McClure is also accused of attempting to change his patient care reports in order to cover up his actions and being dishonest during interviews with his supervisors about the incident.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 11 July 2025
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Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
So, in that moment, the things that are coming out of my mouth are not dishonest.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 July 2025
Hill’s attorney Fritz Scheller said in the Friday filing that his team had a difficult time interviewing Lewis over the course of two depositions, finding her answers evasive and at times dishonest.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
McClure is also accused of attempting to change his patient care reports in order to cover up his actions and being dishonest during interviews with his supervisors about the incident.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 11 July 2025
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“Dishonest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dishonest. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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dishonest
adjective
dis·hon·est
(ˈ)dis-ˈän-əst 
: not honest or trustworthy : deceitful
dishonest people
dishonestly
adverb
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