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b
: a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true
truths of thermodynamics
c
: the body of true statements and propositions
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a
: the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality
b
chiefly British
: true sense 2
c
: fidelity to an original or to a standard
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Examples of truth in a Sentence
At some point you have to face the simple truth that we failed.
Their explanation was simpler but came closer to the truth.
The article explains the truth about global warming.
A reporter soon discovered the truth.
Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Her story contains a grain of truth but also lots of exaggeration.
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Jesús, from a sense of honesty, truth, authenticity and Luis has that and incredible actor’s technique.
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John Hopewell, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
These women were redefining what constitutes beauty, femininity and resilience by fearlessly displaying the raw, unfiltered truth of bodies changed by illness and treatment.
—Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025
In the process, Brooks observes, story has eclipsed rational argument as the dominant purveyor of social, political, and historical truths.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
The difficult truth is that hurricanes are complex beasts, inherently difficult to boil down into a single number.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
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John Hopewell, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
These women were redefining what constitutes beauty, femininity and resilience by fearlessly displaying the raw, unfiltered truth of bodies changed by illness and treatment.
—Tabitha Britt, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2025
In the process, Brooks observes, story has eclipsed rational argument as the dominant purveyor of social, political, and historical truths.
—Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
The difficult truth is that hurricanes are complex beasts, inherently difficult to boil down into a single number.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for truth
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“Truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truth. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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