untruthfully

Example Sentences

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She is alleged to have untruthfully told her father that she had been disciplined for having confronted Mr Paty over an alleged request for Muslim students to leave the class.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2023

“I think most Americans know that attempting to influence witnesses, to testify untruthfully, presents very serious concerns,” Ms. Cheney said at that hearing.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2022

Cheney said that "I think most Americans know that attempting to influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents very serious concerns. We will be discussing these issues as a committee, carefully considering our next steps."

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2022

An Oxford arts doctorate generally takes at least three or four years; in 2009, midway through his second year, Mallory was signing e-mails, untruthfully, “Dr. Daniel Mallory.”

From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2019

‘I could take a lot more yet, sir. My packet is quite light,’ said Sam stoutly and untruthfully.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien