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
The state, an ever-drawing light-magnet, means certainly only to have light in the case, and particularly light upon all light in general; it requires only the naked truth, without cover or covering.
From Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) by Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich
