tell the truth

Example Sentences

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He’s disgusted that his own former office cannot be trusted to tell the truth in court.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Well, it is always necessary to tell the truth, calmly and forthrightly, in the face of propaganda.

From Salon • Mar. 8, 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

However vital, active, and nice-looking, an escaped android could hardly tell the truth; about itself, anyhow.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick