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Meanings of tell an untruth in English

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Usage of tell an untruth in English
1
I was unable to tell an untruth, and my answer grieved her.
The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme): The Autobiography of...
2
Phyllis would not tell an untruth of you, I am sure.
Hetty Gray / Nobody's Bairn
3
Nor did he want to tell an untruth, and give a false name.
The Boy from the Ranch; Or, Roy Bradner's City Experiences
4
The Reverend must answer, or never tell an untruth again.
The Truth about Jesus : Is He a Myth?
5
She'd no more tell an untruth than I should stick-
East Lynne
6
You did not tell an untruth, Marcus? said Hatty, anxiously.
Hatty and Marcus / or, First Steps in the Better Path
7
Why then, sir, I will not tell an untruth; I have.-That'smy good girl!
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
8
BELIE him, that is, tell an untruth about him.
An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism
9
She wouldn't care enough to tell an untruth.
A Girl of the Limberlost
10
How is it possible to tell an untruth?
The Created Legend
11
Do you think I would tell an untruth?
Wild Kitty
12
He just couldn't believe it, yet he had never known Tommy Tit to tell an untruth.
Old Granny Fox
13
If it had been Francie, now; but I never knew Conrade tell an untruth in his life.
The Clever Woman of the Family
14
She thought she must tell an untruth.
The Red Lily — Volume 03
15
Don't tell an untruth about it now.
The Nabob
16
He did not believe he was the wisest, nor did he believe the oracle would tell an untruth.
Turn left at the trojan horse: a would-be hero's american odysse...
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