partial truth

Example Sentences

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"His followers are not seeing actual truth, but a version of reality that they want to believe is true. The illusion is powerful."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Lord Mandelson has apologised for maintaining a friendship with Epstein and said he only learned "the actual truth about him" after his death.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

“Our family is having a really, really hard time telling what the actual truth is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

That is using legal fictions to get as much punishment as possible without dealing with the actual truth here.

From Slate • Sep. 9, 2024

I’d been way off course, theorizing jealous secrets, when Sela’s actual truth was another thing I’d always sucked at: self-love.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith