untrue

Example Sentences

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He said recent "upsetting, quite untrue, quite damaging" online posts had "hurt the whole of the school community" but he believed social media also had "many advantages" for young people.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Beneath the surface, however, Bohm has faced obstacles and oddities, including a frightening elbow infection and a viral social media post touting his generosity that was untrue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Speaking to journalists in Finland, where he is attending a security summit, Sir Keir Starmer speculation McSweeney's account could be untrue and the government was involved in a cover-up was wrong.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

This in turn has facilitated scientific misconduct by a smaller number of scientists untrue to their calling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

A film of red dust on his hair and eyebrows and the tip of his strong chin gave him a fiendish look untrue to his nature.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver