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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And yet, the fight on Juneteenth was perhaps a more truthful reminder of the way things were, and how contingent the promises of American freedom could be.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
Firms also comply with privacy frameworks such as the GDPR and the CCPA when working across jurisdictions and refuse engagements that would require suppressing truthful, lawful reporting.
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Still, in our age of political cynicism, sports and literature may be the last two places in our culture in which the American myths feel truthful.
—Sam Evan Sussman, Vogue, 10 June 2026
Sam always found this really interesting line of being very truthful of what is going on behind closed doors in a generation, but then also pushing the boundaries on how people are used to perceiving or digesting certain topics.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026
Firms also comply with privacy frameworks such as the GDPR and the CCPA when working across jurisdictions and refuse engagements that would require suppressing truthful, lawful reporting.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Still, in our age of political cynicism, sports and literature may be the last two places in our culture in which the American myths feel truthful.
—Sam Evan Sussman, Vogue, 10 June 2026
Sam always found this really interesting line of being very truthful of what is going on behind closed doors in a generation, but then also pushing the boundaries on how people are used to perceiving or digesting certain topics.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026
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“Truthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truthful. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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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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