mendacity

Example Sentences

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A few chapters occupy his immediate point of view, but the novel never tries to explain his mendacity and lack of feeling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In all seriousness, this kind of mendacity tends to catch up to a person.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2023

As I’ve explained elsewhere, live TV interviews will always favor those who prefer mendacity.

From Slate • May 11, 2023

Truth-defending humans may not have the capacity to effectively push back against the mendacity machine.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2023

If divorce had presented itself as the dastardly antithesis of all this, it could easily have been cast onto the other pan of the scales, along with betrayal, illness, thieving, assault and mendacity.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan