untruthfully
Example Sentences
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She is alleged to have untruthfully told her father that she had been disciplined for having confronted Mr Paty over an alleged request for Muslim students to leave the class.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2023
Cheney said that "I think most Americans know that attempting to influence witnesses to testify untruthfully presents very serious concerns. We will be discussing these issues as a committee, carefully considering our next steps."
From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2022
An Oxford arts doctorate generally takes at least three or four years; in 2009, midway through his second year, Mallory was signing e-mails, untruthfully, “Dr. Daniel Mallory.”
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 4, 2019
Taken with a perverse impulse, D’Ardelo suddenly lets on, quite untruthfully, that he is suffering from cancer and probably has only months to live.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 17, 2015
She didn't, particularly, but she knew that some questions were best answered untruthfully.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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