truthful
adjective
truth·ful
ˈtrüth-fəl 
: telling or disposed to tell the truth
a truthful witness
truthfulness
noun
Examples of truthful in a Sentence
We were not entirely truthful with her about where we went last night.
I like keeping the house clean but, to be truthful, I hate vacuuming.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Police searched without success, and prosecutors said there was no indication that Stock was being truthful.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
But the vulgarity of reading the dress as truthful or not about the body inside was astounding.
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His live version from Live at Sin-e is a reverent prayer, as spiritual, sensual and truthful as any song will ever hear.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
Police searched without success, and prosecutors said there was no indication that Stock was being truthful.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
But the vulgarity of reading the dress as truthful or not about the body inside was astounding.
—Susan Steade, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
His live version from Live at Sin-e is a reverent prayer, as spiritual, sensual and truthful as any song will ever hear.
—Steve Baltin, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Truthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truthful. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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truthful
adjective
truth·ful
ˈtrüth-fəl
: telling or being in the habit of telling the truth
truthfulness
noun
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