tell the truth
Example Sentences
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The Hillsborough Law will create a "duty of candour" for public authorities to tell the truth and co-operate with disaster inquiries.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
He’s disgusted that his own former office cannot be trusted to tell the truth in court.
From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026
“Any fool can tell a lie,” she explained, “but the right method is to tell the truth in such a way that the intelligent reader is seduced into telling the lie for himself.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
"It's a path to healing. We're waiting for answers, the truth, for them to tell the truth; we're not asking for anything more," she told journalists.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Marly wondered if Joe was going to tell the truth, that he thought the hermit was away.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
