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
Pennebaker’s cinéma vérité record of Dylan’s 1965 tour of England, as he transitions from Great Folk Hope to Arty Enfant Terrible.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 26, 2024
In many ways, Rebirth is closer to the kind of lighthearted, apolitical family games put out by Nintendo than the gritty steampunk vérité the original Final Fantasy VII sought to evoke.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2024
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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