veracity

Example Sentences

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Being bold with predictions is fine, but so is being skeptical of their veracity.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Tomas Magnusson's 88th-minute strike in Tuesday's Edinburgh derby at home to Hibernian added yet more veracity to a title charge that few would have found believable at the start of the season.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

No visual evidence of an attack on Novgorod has been published, nor have any independent intelligence assessments been made public to confirm the veracity of Russia’s allegation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

Kearney questioned “the veracity of Director Hsiao’s sworn statements” and noted that DOJ lawyers agreed with him that “false statements may be subject to a perjury investigation.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

The veracity of this and other reports of relatively recent Ruess sightings, needless to say, is extremely suspect.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer