On one occasion, trying to sound honest, he swears upon his goldfish's eyes.

To someone like myself who does not know the difference between a cavern and a hole in the ground, Todd's geological explanations sounded honest.

It sounds strong and honest and yet not puritanical; positively debonair.

Gooden sounded honest and realistic about his perilous status.

"They think we sound honest and dependable."

Though "Grief" sounds daringly honest, it has the sentiments of a sitcom without the laughs.

Sandow's statement that he just happened to catch a glimpse sounds honest, somehow.

"I just played horribly," said Hansbrough, who sounded honest and earnest.

Equally important, the recording sounds honest, unlike the artificiality of the "Satyagraha" album.

Indeed, when describing their proposals, some men these days sound so honest and sensitive you want to, well, marry them.