tell the truth
Example Sentences
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Why should litigants and witnesses tell the truth if the judge cannot even tell the truth?
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
The Hillsborough Law will create a "duty of candour" for public authorities to tell the truth and co-operate with disaster inquiries.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
“Any fool can tell a lie,” she explained, “but the right method is to tell the truth in such a way that the intelligent reader is seduced into telling the lie for himself.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
"It's a path to healing. We're waiting for answers, the truth, for them to tell the truth; we're not asking for anything more," she told journalists.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
It doesn’t matter, because I just tell the truth.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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