to tell the truth
idiom
—used to say that one is stating what one really thinks
I didn't really like the movie, to tell the truth.
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But its propensity not to tell the truth could create problems for users.
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PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
At the beginning of the interview, Blanche can be heard on an audio recording informing Maxwell that she is sworn to tell the truth, noting that any false statements could result in charges being levied against her.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Wearing his Milwaukee police uniform, Gregory Carson Jr. stepped into the witness stand, raised his right hand and swore to tell the truth.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The ultimate responsibility is not only to tell the truth, but also to be clear that choices are involved, inevitably, in what stories are covered, and how they’re covered.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2025
At the beginning of the interview, Blanche can be heard on an audio recording informing Maxwell that she is sworn to tell the truth, noting that any false statements could result in charges being levied against her.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Wearing his Milwaukee police uniform, Gregory Carson Jr. stepped into the witness stand, raised his right hand and swore to tell the truth.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The ultimate responsibility is not only to tell the truth, but also to be clear that choices are involved, inevitably, in what stories are covered, and how they’re covered.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for to tell the truth
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“To tell the truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20tell%20the%20truth. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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