verity
noun
the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality.
verities
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pluralof verity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Nohria is an expert on the unchanging verities of the CEO job, as his book reflects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
It is one of baseball’s eternal verities that wins and losses in spring training do not matter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
They will almost assuredly will be captive of warmed-over doctrinal verities, underwritten by arrogant conviction.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2024
Even when Talbot and Fails risk unraveling the film’s most cherished verities, they do so with the mesmerizing grace of a skateboard gliding down Lombard Street.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 12, 2019
Will and George were doing well in business, and Joe was writing letters home in rhymed verse and making as smart an attack on all the accepted verities as was healthful.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
