I told him, quite untruthfully, that I had just returned from leave. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A myth is a story, or account, which tells the truth untruthfully, which is to say, by figures and images rather than literally. From Wordnik.com. [INTERVIEW: John C. Wright] Reference
"I'm not" tired, 'she said, obviously untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Smokescreen]
'I'm not tired,' she said, obviously untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Smokescreen]
"Less untruthfully" might be the more accurate phrase. From Wordnik.com. [Biden Won, Because He Made Forceful Case Against McCain] Reference
"They look worse than they are," said Julie untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [A Kiss For Julie]
My packet is quite light, 'said Sam stoutly and untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [The Fellowship of the Ring]
I always respond to that last sentiment slightly untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
Less untruthfully than Gilberte when she said that Bréauté was. From Wordnik.com. [Time Regained] Reference
"Maroon and purple, that's all I know," he replied untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Tran Siberian] Reference
"That's what we're trying to learn," I told him, not untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Luna]
"And no more I did," says the woman sullenly and most untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [The Diamond Coterie] Reference
"I ain't studyin 'about gittin' wedded," she told him most untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Judith of the Cumberlands] Reference
“Of course, we would like to be helpful,” Thatcher said untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Murder Without Icing]
Ive been using the same blade for six weeks, he added untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
If, by gamed you mean “applicants answering untruthfully,” then, sure!. From Wordnik.com. [Watch Your Search Engine Language] Reference
“As are you, O star of my skies,” he called back, politely if untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [No Limits] Reference
'Larry didn't mean it, dear,' explained Mother untruthfully; 'he's naturally upset.'. From Wordnik.com. [My Family and Other Animals]
Then they might, untruthfully but with legal force, claim that abortion was riskier. From Wordnik.com. [An uplifting tale of women’s rights being trampled on] Reference
Oh, and the punchline: she then lost all her money answering a question untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Ken Levine: Truth or Divorcequences] Reference
"I would have come even if you hadn't, Val," she answered generously and untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Ralestone Luck] Reference
Fourthly, when it plays a part, whether acting or speaking insincerely or untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [Nightside The Long Sun]
As a result, Israel is painted – wholly unjustly and untruthfully -- as the aggressor. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Janardana, actuated by avarice and seeking his own good, behaveth untruthfully towards us. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference
I have no idea of what you speak, but "a ... phenomena" is something untruthfully singular. From Wordnik.com. [Silly postmodernists and their narratives] Reference
"I do not mind defeat, Santon, he said untruthfully," but I cannot bear the loss of an Eagle. From Wordnik.com. [Sharpe's Christmas]
"Oh, quite all right, Miss Potts," said Ellen, untruthfully, and bent her head over her book. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Form at Malory Towers]
'No, no,' said Mother untruthfully; 'it was just that we had difficulty in understanding them.'. From Wordnik.com. [My Family and Other Animals]
"I do not have favourites!" said Mam'zelle Dupont, untruthfully, tapping her foot on the ground. From Wordnik.com. [The Second Form at Malory Towers]
Nothing pulled out of the sadness because it didn't feel as real I felt untruthfully dealt with. From Wordnik.com. [Up (2009)] Reference
Harriet examined the pink nails of one hand, and said untruthfully, "I did not scowl!" and added. From Wordnik.com. [Politics 101] Reference
"I enjoyed greatly hearing about Issl and your family, " replied Secca, not entirely untruthfully. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow Sorceress]
‘Yes, for me too,’ she answered, a little untruthfully, for she had not been conscious of much. From Wordnik.com. [Lady Chatterley's Lover] Reference
She wrote to me to say that it was acting untruthfully to pretend to correspond from a place when I was not actually there. From Wordnik.com. [She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History.] Reference
If, disregarding the king, I enter the chamber, without doubt I shall be behaving untruthfully towards the monarch without a foe. From Wordnik.com. [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva] Reference
"I am so sorry," said Sabina untruthfully, but looking up with sympathy. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Rome] Reference
"I dun no, sar," answered Gus, very untruthfully, for Aunt Nancy had told him repeatedly. From Wordnik.com. [Diddie, Dumps, and Tot : Or, Plantation Child-Life] Reference
The driver asked Morley if his dog was a service animal, which he, untruthfully, confirmed. From Wordnik.com. [Daily Vanguard RSS] Reference
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