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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Still, in our age of political cynicism, sports and literature may be the last two places in our culture in which the American myths feel truthful.
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Sam Evan Sussman, Vogue, 10 June 2026
Sam always found this really interesting line of being very truthful of what is going on behind closed doors in a generation, but then also pushing the boundaries on how people are used to perceiving or digesting certain topics.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026
As its first federal director, Tim Naftali, now a senior research scholar at Columbia University, was responsible for transforming the museum, including its Watergate exhibit, which contained false claims and had been put together by Nixon allies, into a place that told a more truthful story.
—Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Unfortunately, in our legal system, anyone can file a lawsuit alleging anything, truthful or not, and then hide behind litigation privilege to justify the most salacious allegations, no matter how untrue and untested.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
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Sam Evan Sussman, Vogue, 10 June 2026
Sam always found this really interesting line of being very truthful of what is going on behind closed doors in a generation, but then also pushing the boundaries on how people are used to perceiving or digesting certain topics.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026
As its first federal director, Tim Naftali, now a senior research scholar at Columbia University, was responsible for transforming the museum, including its Watergate exhibit, which contained false claims and had been put together by Nixon allies, into a place that told a more truthful story.
—Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Unfortunately, in our legal system, anyone can file a lawsuit alleging anything, truthful or not, and then hide behind litigation privilege to justify the most salacious allegations, no matter how untrue and untested.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 5 June 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 17 Jun. 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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