How to Use honor system in a Sentence

honor system

noun

• Customers are on the honor system to pay for any software they choose to purchase.
• The honor system has not worked for members of the Roberts Court.
  — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
• The weight limit is on the honor system; there is no weigh-in.
  — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 23 Oct. 2019
• Sites such as that of the Times, on the other hand, must rely on the honor system.
  — David Pogue, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2017
• One challenge for a Latin honors system is that the high schools don’t all grade the same way.
  — Josh Verges, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2019
• Founded in 2009 by Todd Bol and now found around the world, the libraries work on the honor system.
  — cleveland, 11 Apr. 2020
• Many of these tests rely on the honor system—mask up and stay home.
  — Brenda Stolyar, Wired, 9 Aug. 2022
• Skis and boots are even loaned out for free via an honor system.
  — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 28 Dec. 2020
• The Lynx is something of an honor system in that there is no turnstile to walk through.
  — Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver, 30 Jan. 2018
• Most, if not all, of the apps are expected to use an honor system.
  — New York Times, 21 May 2021
• In a short span, L.A. has gone from a place with a vaccine honor system to something tougher.
  — Shelby Grad Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2021
• Because any of them would have pointed out that the honor system would not have worked.
  — Kk Ottesen, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Aug. 2021
• Customers are expected to pay for the used books on the honor system.
  — cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022
• The Lynx Blue Line is perhaps the city’s biggest – and most expensive – use of the honor system.
  — Steve Harrison, charlotteobserver, 12 Mar. 2018
• Michael-Paul Hart questioned the point of still having the mandate that relies on the honor system.
  — Amelia Pak-Harvey, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2021
• The Boston Globe reports that customers could pay on the honor system at her farm stand.
  — USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2019
• There’s no restaurant open during the rest of the day, but teas, cocktails, and snacks are available throughout the day on the honor system.
  — Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• In essence, the department would be using the honor system.
  — Loren Grush, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2018
• Drum outs have long been a key component of VMI’s honor system.
  — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2021
• Most places are giving out boosters on the honor system.
  — Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Sep. 2021
• Abiding by the safety guidelines is a matter of the honor system.
  — Jonathan Lemire and Darlene Superville, Star Tribune, 22 May 2021
• Alaska public records law works on a kind of honor system.
  — Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 18 Nov. 2020
• Many are willing to take advantage of the honor system that surrounds the use of service dogs.
  — Mark Davis, kansascity, 1 Nov. 2017
• So, ahead of Labor Day — and on the honor system — how has your job satisfaction changed from 20 years ago?
  — Jon Talton, The Seattle Times, 1 Sep. 2017
• People can borrow books on the honor system or leave them for others.
  — Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021
• The framework aimed at keeping condos safe is based largely on the honor system.
  — David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, 26 June 2021
• Public health officials have admitted that the honor system will play a large role in the new rules.
  — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 16 May 2021
• Lopez is known as the friendly island, where residents wave at you while rolling down the rural roads and farm stands are set up on the honor system.
  — Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 17 May 2022
• Like other platforms that have introduced AI content labels, the YouTube feature relies on the honor system — creators have to be honest about what’s appearing in their videos.
  — Mia Sato, The Verge, 18 Mar. 2024
• At some stations, park employees take borrowers’ contact info, while others operate on the honor system.
  — John Meyer, The Denver Post, 14 June 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024