vérité
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of vérité
French, literally: truth
Example Sentences
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In the case of “Nirvanna the Band,” I assume the answer to the second question at some point becomes “no,” but it’s all done with a very persuasive mix of vérité style and can-do lunacy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
But to me, this footage plays like vérité.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
I learned that the best vérité documentaries are show and not tell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
I was drawn to the project knowing that the directors were committed to an honest, vérité portrayal of therapy, and to looking at the social factors that thread through people’s lives and relationships.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
I am sure they stuck the word vérité in there on purpose, but they couldn’t have known it would make me think of the last page Julie wrote—I have told the truth, over and over.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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