Sentence examples for honourable an from inspiring English sources

But there is no conversation or accountability in the translation, as honourable an art form as film is, if all people see is the whiteness and the word "slave".

In the light of these results, Bohr informed Darwin, "there is nothing else to do than to give our revolutionary efforts as honourable a funeral as possible".

That attitude used to be the mark of not just an honourable but an electable senator.

Bill Shorten said again and again during the election campaign that he was not interested in an honourable defeat, an honourable second place.

She is portrayed as an honourable or a virtuous woman owing to the fact that she was (a) married; (b) she was walking with her husband when she was attacked.

The king responded by saying, "Obama is an honourable and a good man".

The Quarry is an honourable finale to an exciting career.

Firstly, an honourable mention for an hour of actual political comedy.

He has an honourable record as a fiscal conservative (he opposed the prescription-drug benefit, for example).

And I would much rather read an honourable failure than a dishonourable success, particularly in the case of style".

These are honourable aims: an attack on Iran's nuclear sites might not succeed and could well start a war.