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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Thanks to agents stepping up, the truth is coming out.
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Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
That struck me upon first reading it, not merely for the truth of the statement but also for its broader implication.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The Townsend family have employed their own barrister in an effort to get to the truth.
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But that couldn’t have been further from the truth.
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Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
That struck me upon first reading it, not merely for the truth of the statement but also for its broader implication.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
The Townsend family have employed their own barrister in an effort to get to the truth.
—Steve Madeley, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
But that couldn’t have been further from the truth.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2025
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 3 Oct. 2025.
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