plural truths
ˈtrüt͟hz 
ˈtrüths
1
b
: a judgment, proposition, or idea that is true or accepted as true
truths of thermodynamics
c
: the body of true statements and propositions
2
a
: the property (as of a statement) of being in accord with fact or reality
b
chiefly British
: true sense 2
c
: fidelity to an original or to a standard
4
Examples of truth in a Sentence
At some point you have to face the simple truth that we failed.
Their explanation was simpler but came closer to the truth.
The article explains the truth about global warming.
A reporter soon discovered the truth.
Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
Her story contains a grain of truth but also lots of exaggeration.
Recent Examples on the Web
However, the hard truth is that these lines have reached their natural end of life.
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Timor Brik, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
The idea is somehow that, loitering on the 495 while police clear away a car accident, a whole lot of truth bombs and F-bombs can now be properly dropped.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2024
The fuller truth is that the Court has struck down delegations only twice in our history.
—Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 25 June 2024
Yet the horrors of the current wildfire crisis all too easily obscure an essential truth: that fire is not always destructive.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
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Timor Brik, Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2024
The idea is somehow that, loitering on the 495 while police clear away a car accident, a whole lot of truth bombs and F-bombs can now be properly dropped.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2024
The fuller truth is that the Court has struck down delegations only twice in our history.
—Ramesh Ponnuru, National Review, 25 June 2024
Yet the horrors of the current wildfire crisis all too easily obscure an essential truth: that fire is not always destructive.
—Ferris Jabr, The Atlantic, 25 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for truth
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“Truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truth. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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