unadorned truth

Example Sentences

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“I’m going to tell the unadorned truth - I hope gently and in the least offensive way as I possibly can. But I’m going to tell the truth until the day I die.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2023

“I’m going to tell the unadorned truth — I hope gently and in the least offensive way as I possibly can. But I’m going to tell the truth until the day I die.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 11, 2023

I don’t see what the unadorned truth will serve anyone, but I have many fond memories about conversations about art, science, and the human condition.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2020

I don’t see what the unadorned truth will serve anyone but I have many fond memories about conversations about art, science, and the human condition.

From Slate • May 31, 2017

For these reasons I settled on the plain, straightforward title of unadorned truth, viz.

From If, Yes and Perhaps Four Possibilities and Six Exaggerations with Some Bits of Fact by Hale, Edward Everett