to tell the truth
idiom
—used to say that one is stating what one really thinks
I didn't really like the movie, to tell the truth.
Examples of to tell the truth in a Sentence
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Chaka Khan has never been afraid to tell the truth.
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Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
What’s more, Baker has intel from Conover (a.k.a. Wallace), who wants to tell the truth now that he’s been outed as a double agent.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
For such a regime to survive, the notion that democracy rests on the courage to tell the truth must be eliminated with violence if it cannot be laughed out of existence.
—Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Peck uses Cole’s letters, grant application, interviews and testimonies from the photographer’s friends and family to construct a deeply moving portrait of an artist who sacrificed his life to tell the truth.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
Truth has power, but only if there are people around to tell the truth.
—Matthew Salesses, TIME, 7 May 2024
If Psaki is correct in her assessment that the primary role of the journalist is to tell the truth for the sake of democracy, MSNBC and other news outlets shouldn’t effectively censor Trumpworld.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Carmichael describes the process here as an attempt at a self-Truman Show, forcing himself to tell the truth by surrounding himself with cameras.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
We’re given a President (Nick Offerman) in his third term who has abandoned the American people, committed air strikes against them, and denied journalists any opportunity to tell the truth.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
What’s more, Baker has intel from Conover (a.k.a. Wallace), who wants to tell the truth now that he’s been outed as a double agent.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
For such a regime to survive, the notion that democracy rests on the courage to tell the truth must be eliminated with violence if it cannot be laughed out of existence.
—Timothy Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
Peck uses Cole’s letters, grant application, interviews and testimonies from the photographer’s friends and family to construct a deeply moving portrait of an artist who sacrificed his life to tell the truth.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
Truth has power, but only if there are people around to tell the truth.
—Matthew Salesses, TIME, 7 May 2024
If Psaki is correct in her assessment that the primary role of the journalist is to tell the truth for the sake of democracy, MSNBC and other news outlets shouldn’t effectively censor Trumpworld.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Carmichael describes the process here as an attempt at a self-Truman Show, forcing himself to tell the truth by surrounding himself with cameras.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
We’re given a President (Nick Offerman) in his third term who has abandoned the American people, committed air strikes against them, and denied journalists any opportunity to tell the truth.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
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“To tell the truth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20tell%20the%20truth. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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