tell the truth
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“We tell the truth about the times that the country fell short of its own founding ideals,” she said.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
“He was the man who went to work every day. The man who expected his children to tell the truth, keep their word, and finish what they started,” he wrote of his father.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Why should litigants and witnesses tell the truth if the judge cannot even tell the truth?
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
A man told me that the kindest thing I can do is to tell the truth about that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
And to tell the truth, if any of us was meant to do it, it was Ruth May.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
