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
After the court hearing, Washington County law enforcement said these claims were untrue.
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Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 2 Apr. 2024
Synan says the story was untrue but even rumors can harm his credibility and reputation.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
To prove defamation, X would have had to show that the CCDH’s reports were untrue.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
Ohtani said this version of events — that he was ever asked to bail out the interpreter — was untrue.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
The story of 1967, while not entirely untrue, is too pat.
—Gregg Carlstrom, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
Authorities noted that Frazier had a history of making up false allegations in the past, including alleging she was assaulted in 2014 and attacked by a man wearing a hoodie in 2023, which were both later found to have been untrue.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Nowadays misinformation and fake news pose such a big problem because untrue statements get repeated through retweets, shares, etc.
Sunstein: Recognizing the strength of the illusory truth effect can create a degree of inoculation to defend against falsehoods.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
If there were whispers that something more perverse or calamitous might have transpired, they were branded libelous, sensationalist, or otherwise untrue.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 2 Apr. 2024
Synan says the story was untrue but even rumors can harm his credibility and reputation.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
To prove defamation, X would have had to show that the CCDH’s reports were untrue.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
Ohtani said this version of events — that he was ever asked to bail out the interpreter — was untrue.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2024
The story of 1967, while not entirely untrue, is too pat.
—Gregg Carlstrom, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2024
Authorities noted that Frazier had a history of making up false allegations in the past, including alleging she was assaulted in 2014 and attacked by a man wearing a hoodie in 2023, which were both later found to have been untrue.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Nowadays misinformation and fake news pose such a big problem because untrue statements get repeated through retweets, shares, etc.
Sunstein: Recognizing the strength of the illusory truth effect can create a degree of inoculation to defend against falsehoods.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024
If there were whispers that something more perverse or calamitous might have transpired, they were branded libelous, sensationalist, or otherwise untrue.
—Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
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“Untrue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untrue. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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