plural truths
ˈtrüt͟hz 
ˈtrüths
1
b
: a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true
truths of thermodynamics
c
: the body of true statements and propositions
2
a
: the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality
b
chiefly British
: true sense 2
c
: fidelity to an original or to a standard
4
Examples of truth in a Sentence
At some point you have to face the simple truth that we failed.
Their explanation was simpler but came closer to the truth.
The article explains the truth about global warming.
A reporter soon discovered the truth.
Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Her story contains a grain of truth but also lots of exaggeration.
Recent Examples on the Web
Editor’s picks Not even getting busted for speaking truth to power about the show’s estimable host, Emily Maitlis (Gillian Anderson, adding another name to her list of recent Distinguished, Steel-Belted IRL Women takes), can temper McAllister’s hustle and flow.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
The longstanding truth about the American political system is that presidents and presidential candidates choose what to test, what to ignore, how much medical information to release to the public and, in the end, what voters will know about their health and well-being.
—Michael D. Shear Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Committee hearings about the legislation yielded a confusing mix of truth, innuendo and fiction.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
After Bob was killed in mysterious circumstances, Gilchrist investigated, learning some surprising truths about the unlikely and uneasy coexistence of wildlife and humans in her Vancouver Island community.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 1 Apr. 2024
The question of the gaslighter’s motivation often becomes a chicken-or-egg dilemma: whether their impulse to destabilize another person’s sense of reality stems primarily from wanting to harm that person or from wanting to corroborate their own truth.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Automakers, seeing these two truths, slapped them together and started selling massive, hulking EV pickups with six-figure price tags.
—Steve Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Zhang blends her reporting and current statistics with a very personal human story of discovery, truth, and belonging.
—Longreads, 22 Mar. 2024
In the film Berkley plays Nomi Malone, who hitchhikes her way into Las Vegas and achieves her dream of becoming a star dancer, but also comes to know the bitter truths behind the fantasy.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
The longstanding truth about the American political system is that presidents and presidential candidates choose what to test, what to ignore, how much medical information to release to the public and, in the end, what voters will know about their health and well-being.
—Michael D. Shear Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Committee hearings about the legislation yielded a confusing mix of truth, innuendo and fiction.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
After Bob was killed in mysterious circumstances, Gilchrist investigated, learning some surprising truths about the unlikely and uneasy coexistence of wildlife and humans in her Vancouver Island community.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 1 Apr. 2024
The question of the gaslighter’s motivation often becomes a chicken-or-egg dilemma: whether their impulse to destabilize another person’s sense of reality stems primarily from wanting to harm that person or from wanting to corroborate their own truth.
—Leslie Jamison, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Automakers, seeing these two truths, slapped them together and started selling massive, hulking EV pickups with six-figure price tags.
—Steve Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
Zhang blends her reporting and current statistics with a very personal human story of discovery, truth, and belonging.
—Longreads, 22 Mar. 2024
In the film Berkley plays Nomi Malone, who hitchhikes her way into Las Vegas and achieves her dream of becoming a star dancer, but also comes to know the bitter truths behind the fantasy.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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