unvarnished truth
Example Sentences
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Here is the harsh and unvarnished truth: Joint tenancy comes with survivorship rights.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 6, 2025
It took courage for these veterans to go on camera and offer the unvarnished truth about the disastrous wars they helped to fight.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2025
Conor Cullen, the solicitor representing the Conway family in the legal challenge, told BBC News NI that a parallel inquiry in the Republic of Ireland was necessary in uncovering "the unvarnished truth".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
Kerr, a broadcaster at the time, went to watch the Memphis Grizzles practice when West, the team’s general manager, spoke with him about anything and everything — a man allergic to anything but unvarnished truth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2024
“And you really think going there could help?” my mother said, narrowing her eyes at him as if readying herself to hear the unvarnished truth.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
