1
: not faithful : disloyal
2
: not according with a standard of correctness : not level or exact
3
: not according with the facts : false
Examples of untrue in a Sentence
He made untrue statements to the press.
Her lover had been untrue.
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All board members were fully informed of this decision and present during these discussions, and any claims to the contrary are simply untrue.
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
But Platt’s supporters said that was untrue and defended his leadership of the city’s 4,000-plus employees.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
The narrative about Kurds implementing multi-ethnic, feminist, and open-minded governing systems in Iraq and Syria, allied with the West in the fight against ISIS, is untrue.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
But that’s objectively untrue along much of the 800-mile front line in Ukraine and western Russia.
—David Axe, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
But Platt’s supporters said that was untrue and defended his leadership of the city’s 4,000-plus employees.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 20 Mar. 2025
The narrative about Kurds implementing multi-ethnic, feminist, and open-minded governing systems in Iraq and Syria, allied with the West in the fight against ISIS, is untrue.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
But that’s objectively untrue along much of the 800-mile front line in Ukraine and western Russia.
—David Axe, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrue. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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