truth-telling
Example Sentences
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But not Mr. Carney, who passes off conventional wisdom as bold truth-telling and mistakes empty moralizing for statesmanship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The treaty will establish an elected assembly of Indigenous representatives, support a truth-telling process to address past grievances, and form an advisory body focused on erasing health inequalities.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
Early on she uncovers a conspiracy using kidnapped children, and uses a truth-telling device called an alethiometer.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2025
And this vague gesturing toward greater intolerance is generally presented as courageous truth-telling.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2025
After a truth-telling lecture tour failed to attract much of an audience, Maggie retracted her confession: “I gave expression to utterances that had no foundation in fact.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
