Sample Sentences for
authenticity
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    Was the authenticity of the painting confirmed?
    authenticity = quality of being real or original
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    That would give me something to cling to in the surreal world of the arena where the authenticity of everything is to be doubted.  (source)
    authenticity = the quality of being real or true
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    Since there was no way to verify the data's authenticity, the bidding stayed low, and I won the auction for a few thousand credits.†  (source)
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    If Risa had had a piece of chewing gum, she would have popped a bubble somewhere in there to add more authenticity.†  (source)
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    All the tentativeness, doubt, and inauthenticity that plagued him slithered away without a trace, a sound.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "in-" in inauthenticity means not and reverses the meaning of authenticity. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
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    If today's church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authenticity, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the twentieth century.†  (source)
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    Regardless of artistic merit, the film crew wouldn't thank me for introducing a note of historic inauthenticity into their shots.†  (source)
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    She was grateful for the change of subject, for it suggested he had no concerns as to her authenticity.†  (source)
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    I offer them the Commandant's remaining letter only to find myself arguing with them over its authenticity for ten minutes.†  (source)
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    The college restored each building it bought with taste and authenticity, and Savannah continued to receive compliments from its far-flung admirers.†  (source)
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    Its authenticity is beyond question.†  (source)
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    I aim for absolute authenticity.†  (source)
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    What I contend for is the authenticity of the outline.†  (source)
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