honest truth

Example Sentences

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Here’s the honest truth: I haven’t loved a cookbook quite like I love “The Choi of Cooking” in a long time — precisely because it refuses to posture.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

“We have picture-perfect influencers selling endless products, and the honest truth is, I think most of that generation has tuned them out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

I don’t know if I want to tell you the honest truth or if I want to try to be a little bit more sophisticated.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

A diary entry on 2 April 2020, notes: "The tragic but honest truth is we don't have enough testing capacity to check anyway. It's an utter nightmare, but it's the reality."

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2022

I have a trick up my sleeve which I haven’t told a soul about, even though it’s the God’s honest truth and I know it: I have a good shot at the Ambassador.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver