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
“We need to tell the unfiltered, unvarnished truth about what is happening in the shelters,” Dains said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2025
But demonstrating that overtly, especially to folks who don’t know you well, sometimes requires sticking your own unvarnished truth in their faces.
From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024
Kate Lee, Alzheimer's Society's CEO, said the campaign "seeks to tell the unvarnished truth about the devastation caused by dementia, and it is very much informed by people affected by the condition".
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024
As they mulled over their future, southern blacks looked to the Chicago Defender, a source of inspiration and the unvarnished truth about the world around them, for guidance.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
