Examples of untruth in a Sentence
the untruths he has uttered
their argument rests on a fundamental untruth which has long been discredited
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We were lied on in our statement and lied on again, and even in the apology, there was untruth.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Most of the papers featuring naked women and naked untruths belonged to Rupert Murdoch.
—Andrew O’Hagan, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
Beyond easily demonstrable untruths about Ukraine, what’s unfortunate about Slezkine’s historical analysis is its failure to ponder cause and effect, even at a superficial level.
—John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
His newest book makes such fact-finding a key theme, demonstrating the instability of a political system grounded in untruth—and investigating how populist leaders can wield that for their own ends.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Most of the papers featuring naked women and naked untruths belonged to Rupert Murdoch.
—Andrew O’Hagan, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
Beyond easily demonstrable untruths about Ukraine, what’s unfortunate about Slezkine’s historical analysis is its failure to ponder cause and effect, even at a superficial level.
—John Connelly, The New York Review of Books, 18 Dec. 2025
His newest book makes such fact-finding a key theme, demonstrating the instability of a political system grounded in untruth—and investigating how populist leaders can wield that for their own ends.
—Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Untruth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untruth. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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untruth
noun
un·truth
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