the truth
noun
: the real facts about something : the things that are true
Are you telling (me) the truth?
At some point you have to face the simple/hard/honest/plain/naked truth that we failed.
Do you swear to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth?
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And the truth is, to that last point, there is always going to be a gap between what is known and what is said.
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 June 2024
Howard worried that the truth might soon be out of the public reach.
—Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
And the truth is, letting Claxton walk in free agency would simply jumpstart a rebuilding phase many view as an inevitable fate for the Nets.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
So what’s different, and what is the truth about crime in America right now?
—Adam Freelander, Vox, 19 June 2024
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Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 June 2024
Howard worried that the truth might soon be out of the public reach.
—Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
And the truth is, letting Claxton walk in free agency would simply jumpstart a rebuilding phase many view as an inevitable fate for the Nets.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 20 June 2024
So what’s different, and what is the truth about crime in America right now?
—Adam Freelander, Vox, 19 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for the truth
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“The truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20truth. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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