1
: not faithful : disloyal
2
: not according with a standard of correctness : not level or exact
3
: not according with the facts : false
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Examples of untrue in a Sentence
He made untrue statements to the press.
Her lover had been untrue.
Recent Examples on the Web
Trump allegedly did so despite being told repeatedly that his claims were untrue, including by his attorney general, the nation’s top intelligence officials, White House lawyers and campaign aides.
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Spencer Hsu, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Many of them were untrue and some were nonsensical, but most went unrebutted by either Biden or CNN’s moderators, who had sworn off fact checking for the evening.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
However, the lie detector determined that untrue, because the crowd at the Forum knew every single word and went bar-for-bar for the entire six-minute song.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 20 June 2024
Mattox previously told Politico those allegations were untrue.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
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Spencer Hsu, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Many of them were untrue and some were nonsensical, but most went unrebutted by either Biden or CNN’s moderators, who had sworn off fact checking for the evening.
—Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
However, the lie detector determined that untrue, because the crowd at the Forum knew every single word and went bar-for-bar for the entire six-minute song.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 20 June 2024
Mattox previously told Politico those allegations were untrue.
—Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrue. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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