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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After the jury and Starks were ordered to leave the courtroom, Namie argued Starks wasn’t telling the truth, since he had been adjudicated (convicted) as a juvenile a few years earlier for armed robbery.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Whether that violence occurs here at home or anywhere across the globe, the truth remains the same.
—Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Other times, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Mar. 2026
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
Whether that violence occurs here at home or anywhere across the globe, the truth remains the same.
—Veronica Ortega, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
Other times, that couldn’t be further from the truth.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2026
This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Mar. 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 15 Mar. 2026.
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