naked truth

Example Sentences

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But the naked truth is this: There is no elegant way to lose a war.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2021

Now, with the AFC and NFC championship games on tap, along with four Super Bowl possibilities, we will have to wait until late Sunday afternoon for the naked truth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2016

“It’s the surprise on the audience’s ear and the honest naked truth of those moments that makes it both horrific and, in a strange sort of way, immersive.”

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2014

I achieved my dream, which confronted me with a naked truth: The dream has been won, and it is not enough.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2013

It was like the reply of a child in its simple, naked truth.

From Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir by Garvice, Charles