half-truth
noun
ˈhaf-ˌtrüth 
ˈhäf-
1
: a statement that is only partially true
2
: a statement that mingles truth and falsehood with deliberate intent to deceive
Examples of half-truth in a Sentence
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As my journalism career has taught me, denial and half-truths divide us.
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Alisyn Camerota, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
Peeling through the case's deceptive veneer, Harper encounters a web of seduction and half-truths that challenge her discernment.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
But some remain in the show itself, roiling its mixture of absurdities and half-truths.
—M.d. Rodrigues, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
But this is a half-truth, and not the more interesting half.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Information is the ultimate weapon against whispers and half-truths.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
The council president characterized the recent controversy as political mudslinging involving half-truths and falsehoods.
—John Benson, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
That was before Wisconsin became a hotbed of conspiracy theories that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump, before election officials across the country saw their lives upended by threats and half-truths.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
What remains of the now-childless couple’s relationship is sustained by half-truths and hollow promises, spoken into pay phones along the road.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2023
Alisyn Camerota, Glamour, 21 Mar. 2024
Peeling through the case's deceptive veneer, Harper encounters a web of seduction and half-truths that challenge her discernment.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
But some remain in the show itself, roiling its mixture of absurdities and half-truths.
—M.d. Rodrigues, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
But this is a half-truth, and not the more interesting half.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
Information is the ultimate weapon against whispers and half-truths.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2023
The council president characterized the recent controversy as political mudslinging involving half-truths and falsehoods.
—John Benson, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
That was before Wisconsin became a hotbed of conspiracy theories that the 2020 election had been stolen from Donald Trump, before election officials across the country saw their lives upended by threats and half-truths.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
What remains of the now-childless couple’s relationship is sustained by half-truths and hollow promises, spoken into pay phones along the road.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2023
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“Half-truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-truth. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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