truth serum
Example Sentences
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As the YouTube hit demonstrates, hot sauce isn’t just for daredevils and masochists: It’s a truth serum.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025
“You can put me on the rack, the truth serum, whatever. I did not do it. … I did not shoot those people,” Titus said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2023
The Yes Men refer to their practice as “identity correction,” ventriloquizing what corporate culture would say if a truth serum made it display its real self.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022
“COVID,” he says, “is a truth serum bringing it all out.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2020
The genetic anomaly that makes me aware during simulations also suggests I could be resistant to serums, so my truth serum testimony might not be reliable.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
