truthful
adjective
truth·ful
ˈtrüth-fəl 
: telling or disposed to tell the truth
a truthful witness
truthfulness
noun
Examples of truthful in a Sentence
We were not entirely truthful with her about where we went last night.
I like keeping the house clean but, to be truthful, I hate vacuuming.
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Our system of oversight depends on truthful testimony before Congress.
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Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Our system of oversight depends on truthful testimony before Congress.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
As a condition of his plea to the Second-Degree Murder case, Jarvis Butts was required to give a truthful statement regarding the body of Na'Ziyah Harris.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
And yet so much of her strength as an artist involves being truthful about what’s happening inside her.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for truthful
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“Truthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truthful. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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truthful
adjective
truth·ful
ˈtrüth-fəl
: telling or being in the habit of telling the truth
truthfulness
noun
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