the truth
noun
: the real facts about something : the things that are true
Are you telling (me) the truth?
At some point you have to face the simple/hard/honest/plain/naked truth that we failed.
Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
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Yet the truth is, film hasn’t occupied the pinnacle Seinfeld mentioned in a long time.
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 18 May 2024
But he’s depicted in Back to Black as an agreeable, benign presence; the truth is almost certainly more complicated.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 17 May 2024
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 18 May 2024
But he’s depicted in Back to Black as an agreeable, benign presence; the truth is almost certainly more complicated.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for the truth
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“The truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20truth. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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