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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And all those witnesses hid the truth.
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City News Service, Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
Now more than eight years since the 40-year-old mother of three was shot to death, the new sheriff in town is crediting a podcast by one of Arceneaux’s family members for uncovering the truth about the cold case and helping secure an arrest.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Please get the truth out about our son.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The system itself collaborates in his impunity because acknowledging the truth would implicate everyone.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
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City News Service, Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
Now more than eight years since the 40-year-old mother of three was shot to death, the new sheriff in town is crediting a podcast by one of Arceneaux’s family members for uncovering the truth about the cold case and helping secure an arrest.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 24 Jan. 2026
Please get the truth out about our son.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The system itself collaborates in his impunity because acknowledging the truth would implicate everyone.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 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 1 Feb. 2026.
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