truthful
adjective
truth·ful
ˈtrüth-fəl 
: telling or disposed to tell the truth
a truthful witness
truthfulness
noun
Examples of truthful in a Sentence
We were not entirely truthful with her about where we went last night.
I like keeping the house clean but, to be truthful, I hate vacuuming.
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At times, generative AI produces confabulations, made-up seemingly out of thin air, that appear to be truthful but are not grounded in factuality.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
And a truthful portrayal by Thompson Jr. brings forth the tidiness of the denouement inside the very efficient, tight, and uninterrupted 90-minute runtime.
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That might be the most truthful thing he's ever said.
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Alternative media — truthful and reliable media — are important to independence of thought.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Apr. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
And a truthful portrayal by Thompson Jr. brings forth the tidiness of the denouement inside the very efficient, tight, and uninterrupted 90-minute runtime.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
That might be the most truthful thing he's ever said.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Alternative media — truthful and reliable media — are important to independence of thought.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 1 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for truthful
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“Truthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truthful. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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truthful
adjective
truth·ful
ˈtrüth-fəl
: telling or being in the habit of telling the truth
truthfulness
noun
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