home truth
noun
1
: an unpleasant fact that jars the sensibilities
2
: a statement of undisputed fact
Examples of home truth in a Sentence
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Altman acknowledges job fears Altman also had some home truths about what impact LLMs could have on society.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
The younger man is actually the older man’s uncle, resulting in much merry squabbling as home truths and family issues from long ago are dragged up in the heat of their high-stakes mission.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
When Janis approaches Arturo, played by Israel Elejalde, to help excavate a mass grave, Cruz’s Janis is forced to face a home truth after running a home paternity test.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Jan. 2022
Anyway, Wheeler — a word snob who has a gift for stating home truths that nobody else dares utter — soon has the audience in the palm of his 11 ½-sized hand.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2019
And David, despite his optimism, is not short of home truths.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Oct. 2019
Brexit has exposed a lot of home truths about financial services in London and the euro zone.
—Washington Post, 26 May 2019
Our new truth and conviction involves championing old home truths.
—Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
As to be expected, the high command did not react favorably to these home truths.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
The younger man is actually the older man’s uncle, resulting in much merry squabbling as home truths and family issues from long ago are dragged up in the heat of their high-stakes mission.
—Richard Kuipers, Variety, 14 Mar. 2023
When Janis approaches Arturo, played by Israel Elejalde, to help excavate a mass grave, Cruz’s Janis is forced to face a home truth after running a home paternity test.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Jan. 2022
Anyway, Wheeler — a word snob who has a gift for stating home truths that nobody else dares utter — soon has the audience in the palm of his 11 ½-sized hand.
—Ben Brantley, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2019
And David, despite his optimism, is not short of home truths.
—Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Oct. 2019
Brexit has exposed a lot of home truths about financial services in London and the euro zone.
—Washington Post, 26 May 2019
Our new truth and conviction involves championing old home truths.
—Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2019
As to be expected, the high command did not react favorably to these home truths.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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“Home truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/home%20truth. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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