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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There’s no escaping the truth at the combine—the league measures these guys down to the quarter inch, and publishes the findings online for everyone to see.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
When an unsettling piece of evidence is revealed, Tara and her crew investigate the disturbing circumstances surrounding the case and attempt to uncover the truth about her brother’s disappearance.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Telling the truth would cost millions and would spoil every car on the gravy train.
—Adam Graham, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Vast clouds of soot that form in the pressure cooker of mysterious mini-Neptune exoplanets may hold the truth about these worlds' origins.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 June 2026
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
When an unsettling piece of evidence is revealed, Tara and her crew investigate the disturbing circumstances surrounding the case and attempt to uncover the truth about her brother’s disappearance.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Telling the truth would cost millions and would spoil every car on the gravy train.
—Adam Graham, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
Vast clouds of soot that form in the pressure cooker of mysterious mini-Neptune exoplanets may hold the truth about these worlds' origins.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 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 6 Jun. 2026.
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