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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Advertisement Eight months later, David’s conviction is overturned and the truth about Matthew’s case begins to spread in the media.
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 18 June 2026
Soon, David and Rachel are teaming up to get to the truth, going from Maine to New York City to Boston.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
That's where the truth of this country lies.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The subject is cinema, the world, the truth.
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Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 18 June 2026
Soon, David and Rachel are teaming up to get to the truth, going from Maine to New York City to Boston.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
That's where the truth of this country lies.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
The subject is cinema, the world, the truth.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 June 2026
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 20 Jun. 2026.
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