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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They’ve been more heavily scrutinized, in large part because of the stream of untruths from Trump and his acolytes.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
We were lied on in our statement and lied on again, and even in the apology, there was untruth.
—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
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
We were lied on in our statement and lied on again, and even in the apology, there was untruth.
—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
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“Untruth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untruth. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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untruth
noun
un·truth
ˌən-ˈtrüth 
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