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
Since the film is a light cinéma vérité style, Iwerks doesn’t editorialize as to how it all did get done.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
Part photojournalism, part nature doc, part cinéma vérité, part Western, the film defies categorization.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2023
And yet, Eng does about as much, nimbly blending scripted scenes with vérité footage and using budget limitations to his advantage to craft a raw, impressionistic portrait of high school as it’s happening.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 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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