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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The lawsuit, filed on March 19 in U.S. District Court in Southern Florida, accused Stephanopoulos of making the statements with malice and a disregard for the truth. —

USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024 Hackney says that couldn’t be further from the truth. —

Taylor Grothe, Parents, 14 Dec. 2024 Below, Genevieve talks to TVLine about her contentious relationship with Teeny, her post-merge rivalry with Rachel and what went down after Sam leaked the truth about her idol. —

Nick Caruso, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024 In the aftermath of the disaster, Jim was nominated as the spokesperson for the U.K. victims' families, who banded together to demand the truth. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the truth