naked truth

Example Sentences

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But the naked truth is this: There is no elegant way to lose a war.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2021

The Harding/ Kerrigan incident exposed and exemplified the naked truth about the Olympics and our culture.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2016

Now, with the AFC and NFC championship games on tap, along with four Super Bowl possibilities, we will have to wait until late Sunday afternoon for the naked truth.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2016

I achieved my dream, which confronted me with a naked truth: The dream has been won, and it is not enough.

From Slate • Sep. 16, 2013

The moment the idea struck him he jumped out of the bath, and thinking of nothing but the bare facts, he ran through the streets, perfectly unconscious of the naked truth of his own condition.

From The Comic History of Rome by Becket, Gilbert Abbott ?