How to Use truthful in a Sentence

truthful

adjective

• 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.
• It was just told in the most truthful way with a lot of care from all of the crew.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
• And there’s something truthful in the things that I’m drawn to as well.
  — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Aug. 2023
• Your answer: truthful and to the point – was just right.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 16 July 2021
• One of the sources said that Mizuhara was not truthful when asked about The Times’ inquiries.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• To her credit, Williams was adamant the projects be truthful.
  — Alicia Rancilio, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
• Rumors seem more truthful when sourced to a friend of a friend.
  — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2020
• Some of the women said the statements were not even truthful.
  — Eric Levenson, CNN, 17 June 2019
• Tell your story, be truthful to what come straight out of your mind.
  — Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
• A lot of things get pitched and, ultimately, the things that stick are the ones that just feel truthful.
  — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
• But even Altman, at least for now, doesn’t count on the models to be truthful.
  — Matt O'Brien, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2023
• Just be truthful and be true to yourself, and your kids are going to turn out just fine.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 21 Mar. 2022
• Share [Findings] Rumors seem more truthful when sourced to a friend of a friend.
  — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 17 Jan. 2024
• The story that locals like to broadcast to the world is a simple, even truthful one.
  — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2020
• Read: The most truthful moment of the Emmys Don’t miss what matters.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2024
• Having faith and stay the course and keep making truthful music and time will tell.
  — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2021
• Love your family, love your friends who are faithful and truthful to you and you to them.
  — Naveen Kumar, Town & Country, 16 Feb. 2021
• Weisblum says their first step was to make the dialogue scene work on its own and be truthful to that.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 31 Jan. 2022
• My advice is to omit this person off your guest list, and if you are asked why, be truthful.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023
• Audiences are very aware of what’s truthful and what isn’t.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2021
• How to Get Away With Murder has been very truthful about how that is handled.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2019
• Wanda is truthful and in your face, and Regina is a total wild card.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, PEOPLE.com, 21 Mar. 2022
• Do yourself a favor and find a nice, smart, truthful, single man to date.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2021
• The duty of storytelling is to try and get that more truthful version.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2023
• The only thing that limits your age is not being truthful about your age.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
• To be truthful, there was nothing special about the poem.
  — Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
• A lot of it was just being truthful in the moment and reacting to each other.
  — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2023
• Individuals and societies are allowed to grow, to recognize that what is shocking and truthful in one context can be hurtful and uncivil in another.
  — Philip Martin, arkansasonline.com, 13 Sep. 2024
• The lender received an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, which bases ratings on corporate transparency, truthful advertising, response to consumer complaints and other factors.
  — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024