How to Use half-truth in a Sentence

half-truth

noun
  • Well, not a lie, but a half-truth.
    — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Aug. 2025
  • As usual, the fake posts are often mixed with half-truths.
    — John Brandon, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • This is a dangerous half-truth.
    — Randy Niemeyer, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Don’t settle for half-truths; seek meaningful joy.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Seasoned watchers of Potomac will know this to be a half-truth.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2025
  • But Agnes has had enough of Gilead’s half-truths and holy posturing.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • Over the next 90 years, tourism in Natchez blossomed around half-truths and omissions.
    — Joe Sills, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Social media spread half-truths faster than public-health leaders could correct them.
    — Robert Pearl, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • This statement, which is repeated like a mantra in countless spaces, is only a half-truth.
    — Vicente Pava, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Some information is useful, some is harmful and some are half-truths that can cost you real money.
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • In a field crowded by lore, half-truths, and marketing copy, Chartreuse distinguishes itself by being the real deal.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2025
  • People who rely on half-truths often underestimate how visible their behavior becomes.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In a world where images are so numerous and so difficult to understand, truth itself can be in danger, threatened by false interpretations and distorted, misleading half-truths.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The intrigue in The Martians comes from its author’s patient demonstration of how half-truths and subjective observations can snowball into consensus.
    — David Kamp, Air Mail, 23 Aug. 2025
  • In this environment, influencers and politically motivated accounts now function as de facto broadcasters, often spreading half-truths, distortions or outright falsehoods with little accountability.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026

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