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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That’s rhetorically convenient, but not close enough to the truth.
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 1 May 2025
But the truth is, a bereaved parent is never the same.
—Friends Of Karen, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The sisters' complicated past makes everything harder, as the truth about Ethan — Nicky and Adam's son, who Chloe has raised with Adam amid her sister's addiction issues — and their messy family dynamic is revealed.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
They’re highly curated and there’s not a lot about her personal life that would have been of interest to me as her biographer who wants to make sure that the truth of her life is reclaimed in some way.
—Hazlitt, 30 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Riedel, Them., 1 May 2025
But the truth is, a bereaved parent is never the same.
—Friends Of Karen, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
The sisters' complicated past makes everything harder, as the truth about Ethan — Nicky and Adam's son, who Chloe has raised with Adam amid her sister's addiction issues — and their messy family dynamic is revealed.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025
They’re highly curated and there’s not a lot about her personal life that would have been of interest to me as her biographer who wants to make sure that the truth of her life is reclaimed in some way.
—Hazlitt, 30 Apr. 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 4 May. 2025.
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