On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Untrue. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as false or unfaithful and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Untrue in a sentence
Untrue meaning
- False; not true.
- Not faithful or loyal.
Synonyms of Untrue
Using Untrue
- The main meaning on this page is: False; not true. | Not faithful or loyal.
- Useful related words include: false, unfaithful, out of true, uneven.
- In the example corpus, untrue often appears in combinations such as: is untrue, untrue and, were untrue.
Context around Untrue
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Untrue
- In this selection, "untrue" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, simply, labelled, completely, superstars and answer stand out and add context to how "untrue" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as simply untrue and be both untrue and consistent. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "untrue" sits close to words such as alas, baseless and brilliance, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with untrue
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All claims made are untrue. (5 words)
His family says they are untrue. (6 words)
However, this news is absolutely untrue according to the family. (10 words)
But if he be a liar, what he says is untrue, and consequently the Cretans are veracious; but Epimenides is a Cretan, and therefore what he says is true; saying the Cretans are liars, Epimenides is himself a liar, and what he says is untrue. (45 words)
Instead, Coherentists might say that it is very unlikely that the whole system would be both untrue and consistent, and that if some part of the system was untrue, it would almost certainly be inconsistent with some other part of the system. (42 words)
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has said it is untrue that the Irish state refused to support the categorisation of Hamas as a “terrorist organisation” in the EU’s initial statement on the war between Israel and Hamas. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
But if he be a liar, what he says is untrue, and consequently the Cretans are veracious; but Epimenides is a Cretan, and therefore what he says is true; saying the Cretans are liars, Epimenides is himself a liar, and what he says is untrue.
Instead, Coherentists might say that it is very unlikely that the whole system would be both untrue and consistent, and that if some part of the system was untrue, it would almost certainly be inconsistent with some other part of the system.
The position (1) of hard determinism adds to the table the contention that D implies FW is untrue, and the position (2) of libertarianism adds the contention that FW implies D is untrue.
According to reports now labelled “untrue,” superstars and Dua Lipa were set to headline the annual event.
All claims made are untrue.
Anything misleading or untrue could be dangerous to your brand (even if your intentions are good), so make sure your message is right on point.
He attacks the First Minister, Deputy First Minister and SNP Westminster leader and all SNP politicians as professional politicians which is simply untrue.
He called the police and reported that she'd attacked him with a knife - which was completely untrue.
His family says they are untrue.
His repeated claims of having descended from Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust were also found to be untrue.
However, Gunn responded to fans online asking where they had gotten the concrete information that Gadot had been removed from DC Studios, which has now been confirmed as untrue - for the time being - with her appearance.
However, this news is absolutely untrue according to the family.
In a statement to The Clare Champion, it branded many of the claims as “misleading and untrue”.
In response to a rumor that the studio had already sent out casting calls for actors in their twenties for the Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen roles, Gunn tweeted, "Untrue.
Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has said it is untrue that the Irish state refused to support the categorisation of Hamas as a “terrorist organisation” in the EU’s initial statement on the war between Israel and Hamas.
It is trained to predict the next word and create answers that sound highly plausible — which means that a misleading or untrue answer could look just as convincing as a reliable, true one.
It's almost always the case when the president of the United States says, "I give you my word as a Biden," that whatever he's about to say is untrue.
Labour Party’s National Working Committee (LP NWC) has stated as ‘concocted and untrue,’ the suspension of the Party’s national chairman, Julius Abure, over corruption allegation and other infractions labelled by the Edo State chapter.
Last month, TV presenter Wootton used his self-titled GB News programme to admit he had made “errors of judgment” in the past but branded the “criminal allegations” as “simply untrue”.
Michael J. Fox, diagnosed at 29 years of age, has raised millions of dollars for research into Parkinson’s and is an example of how untrue this is.
Common combinations with untrue
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is untrue 26×
- untrue and 24×
- were untrue 17×
- are untrue 16×
- was untrue 15×
- completely untrue 13×
- as untrue 12×
- and untrue 9×
- be untrue 7×
- simply untrue 6×