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Princeton's WordNet

  1. in truth, really, trulyadverb

    in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)

    "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book"

Wiktionary

  1. in truthadverb

    truthfully, to tell the truth.

ChatGPT

  1. in truth

    "In truth" is an idiomatic phrase that is often used as a synonym for "actually," "in reality," or "truly." It's a way of emphasizing that what you're about to say or have just said is accurate, honest, or correct, even if it may contradict previous statements or commonly held beliefs.

Editors Contribution

  1. in truth

    To feel, know, understand and speak truth.

    In truth we are all equal beings on this earth, that is both animals and humans.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 22, 2021  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in truth in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in truth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of in truth in a Sentence

  1. Maya Angelou:

    For Africa to me is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.

  2. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff:

    We have a very capable justice, sitting in that Senate chamber, empowered by the Senate rules to decide issues of evidence and privilege. And so if any of these witnesses have a colorable claim that they wish to make or the President on their behalf, we have a justice who is able to make those determinations, and we trust that the chief justice can do so, unlike in the House, where the President could play rope a dope in the courts for years, that is not an option for the President's team here, and it gives no refuge to people who want to hide behind executive privilege to avoid the truth coming out.

  3. Jesse Eisenberg:

    For me, Wonder Woman is just such an amazing character: She's all about love and justice and truth and compassion and equality, and I didn't want her to be too polished. I didn't want her to be too perfect. I wanted people, men and women, to be inspired by her and to be able to relate to her, and I wanted to make her muddier, dirtier, to give her some edge, give her some attitude, and I think we were able to do it. i think the character is drawn very differently this time.

  4. Kayte Spector-Bagdady:

    Theoretically, you can always decline to reveal that you've been vaccinated, but it could come at a high cost such as not being able to go to the doctor's office, work in person, or travel, since there are no official vaccine passports, there is no real way they could be assured that anyone is telling the truth.

  5. Ted Cruz:

    We don't have a right not to be offended. We have a moral obligation to speak the truth and confront evil.

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