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Veracity has been a part of English since the early 17th century, and we can honestly tell you that it derives from the Latin adjective vērāx ("truthful"), which in turn comes from the earlier vērus ("true"). Vērus also gives us verity ("the quality of being true"), verify ("to establish the truth of"), and verisimilitude ("the appearance of truth"), among other words. In addition, vērāx is the root of the word veraciousness, a somewhat rarer synonym and cousin of veracity.

Examples of veracity in a Sentence

What gives the book its integrity are the simplicity and veracity of these recipes and the small touches—bits of history, discovery and personal reflection. — Harvey Steiman, Wine Spectator, 31 Mar. 1998 The trial began with a flurry of motions and questions challenging the judge's authority and veracity. The defendants earlier had called the judge's authority into question when jurors were selected two weeks ago. — Chris Bird, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Jan. 1996 … some documentary photographers supported the photographer's right to find essential rather than literal truths in any situation, while others … insisted on absolute veracity, maintaining that for images to be true to both medium and event, situations should be found, not reenacted. — Naomi Rosenblum, A World History of Photography, 1989 We questioned the veracity of his statements. The jury did not doubt the veracity of the witness.

Recent Examples on the Web However, on Thursday, Connolly was asked whether Vicky White’s law enforcement connection may have cast doubt on the veracity of Casey Cole White’s confession. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 5 May 2022 Stormtroopers and swastikas were everywhere, a tribute to the determination of that place and people to tell the stories of what happened with veracity and not sugarcoat memories. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2022 Muntean and his cinematographer, Tudor Vladimir Panduru, handle the physical challenges of the filmmaking seamlessly, using long camera takes to orchestrate, with seemingly unfakable veracity, a complex vehicular nightmare. — Justin Changfilm Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2022 But Russian government accounts have actively questioned the veracity of verified Ukrainian civilian accounts appearing on social media. — New York Times, 25 Mar. 2022 But Russian government accounts have actively questioned the veracity of verified Ukrainian civilian accounts appearing on social media. — Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2022 Welch also questioned the veracity of witnesses and evidence presented at Reffitt's trial. — Hannah Rabinowitz And Katelyn Polantz, CNN, 21 Mar. 2022 During cross-examination at the STB hearing, STB chairman Martin Oberman questioned the veracity of the freight railroads’ claims of interference, saying that only 5 percent of current container volume at the Port of Mobile is interchanged by rail. — Dominic Pino, National Review, 7 Mar. 2022 Earlier this week, a United Nations report also questioned the veracity of statements Belarusian officials have made about the events. — James Fanelli, WSJ, 21 Jan. 2022 See More

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