untruly

Example Sentences

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"I'm not," said Elfrida untruly, and sniffed with some intensity.

From Harding's luck by Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert)

But their beauty, as has been untruly said of Gautier's representation in the other art, was "their sole duty."

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

If he had been well off they would have discovered fast enough that they cared about him, he used to tell himself cynically; and who shall say untruly.

From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram

“Oh, dear, no!” said I, very awkwardly and very untruly.

From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie

An attempt has been made to prove that the second voyage of Cadamosto, on which he claimed to have discovered the Cape Verde Islands, is untruly reported and may be dismissed as fabulous.

From The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II by Zurara, Gomes Eannes de