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.
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During her direct examination in the retrial, Dever testified that Cox called her into his office and that the commissioner told her the department would support her and to tell the truth.
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
He was granted an immunity order, which requires him to tell the truth to protect himself from prosecution.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 17 June 2025
Rather than respond with a film or documentary, DuVernay activated a collective of artists across multiple disciplines to tell the truth about the police abuse of Black people through storytelling and creativity.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 June 2025
The conventional wisdom was that newspapers might not survive the digital age, but were persevering in their heroic quest to tell the truth.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
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Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 11 July 2025
He was granted an immunity order, which requires him to tell the truth to protect himself from prosecution.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 17 June 2025
Rather than respond with a film or documentary, DuVernay activated a collective of artists across multiple disciplines to tell the truth about the police abuse of Black people through storytelling and creativity.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 6 June 2025
The conventional wisdom was that newspapers might not survive the digital age, but were persevering in their heroic quest to tell the truth.
—Megan Greenwell, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for to tell the truth
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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 29 Jul. 2025.
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