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How to use veracity in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun

Veracity means the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness. Example: “Of course if you don't accept Conway's story, it means that you doubt either his veracity or his sanity—one may as well be frank.”

Examples of veracity by meaning

nounThe quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.

  • Of course if you don't accept Conway's story, it means that you doubt either his veracity or his sanity—one may as well be frank.1933, James Hilton, Lost Horizon

More sentences with veracity

  • During the Porter crisis, Kelly found himself under intense scrutiny for the veracity of his whipsaw statements.2018, Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey, Philip Rucker, “When you lose that power’: How John Kelly faded as White House disciplinarian”, in…. From the entry whipsaw
  • The veracity of a dendrochronological dating depends on the certainty of the collations on the dendrochronological scale.2007, Anatoly Fomenko, History: Fiction or Science?: Chronology 1, page 73. From the entry dating
  • The accelerando of the sciences and of technology, their mathematization have beggared both the reach and the veracity of natural language.2012, George Steiner, The Poetry of Thought, p. 195. From the entry accelerando
  • Following intense speculation over the account’s veracity, fellow manga artist Yusuke Murata, the creator behind One-Punch Man, confirmed that the account indeed belongs to Togashi.2022 May 24, Zoe Guy, “Hunter x Hunter Creator Mysteriously Joins Twitter, Teases New Installments of the Manga”, in Vulture, archived…. From the entry math
  • But before all that, we cannot deny that there are things that still are up in the air as to their veracity.2020 May 6, Roy Cimagala, “Chill it out, take it slow”, in BusinessWeek Mindanao, volume 10, number 135, page 4. From the entry plandemic
  • Different dendrochronological datings have different veracity.2007, Anatoly Fomenko, History: Fiction or Science?: Chronology 1, page 73. From the entry dating
  • The issues of veracity and verifiability raised by testimony in trials emerge with a vengeance in the context of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.2004, Mark Sanders, “Truths and Contestation: Literature in Law”, in Law and Literature, volume 16, number 3, page 481. From the entry verifiability
  • The Boston agent added that this clerk was a young man of wholly unquestioned veracity and reliability, of known antecedents and long with the company.1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 3, in The Whisperer in Darkness. From the entry antecedent
  • Evidently he felt that what he then saw was far beyond words; and so, with his wonted veracity, he made no attempt at description.1923, W[illiam] Winslow Hall, “Amos”, in Hebrew Illumination: A Study in Essential Religion, London: The C[harles] W[illiam] Daniel Co.…. From the entry baldly
  • In reviewing Summers' research in light of other forensic devices, for example, the New York Supreme Court's opinion was that 'the pathometer' represented a superior approach to discerning witness veracity.2018, Andrew Balmer, Lie Detection and the Law: Torture, Technology and Truth. From the entry pathometer
  • The senator has replied by saying translation to Filipino is not plagiarism and upon receiving this communication, suggested it was fake. (The veracity of the letter has already been confirmed).2012 November 16, “Catching ‘Tiktik’; fearing contagious stupidity”, in Manila Times. From the entry Sottogate

Meaning of veracity

  1. noun The quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.
  2. noun Something that is true; a truthful statement; a truth.
  3. noun Agreement with the facts; accordance with the truth; accuracy or precision.

Full definition of veracity

Questions about veracity in a sentence

How do you use veracity in a sentence?
Veracity is used as a noun. For example: “Of course if you don't accept Conway's story, it means that you doubt either his veracity or his sanity—one may as well be frank.”
What is a short sentence with veracity?
“Different dendrochronological datings have different veracity.”
What does veracity mean?
Veracity means the quality of speaking or stating the truth; truthfulness.

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