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How to use true in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, adverb, noun

True means conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct. Example: “This is a true story.”

Examples of true by meaning

adjectiveConforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

  • This is a true story.
  • The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen.1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 249
  • And, when it comes to GymTok, that couldn't be truer.2022 January 14, Jade Biggs, “This TikTok of a woman squatting in the gym is dividing people”, in Cosmopolitan, New York, N.Y.: Hearst...

adjectiveAs an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence.

  • True, I have only read part of the book, but I like it so far.
  • Our so-called national celebrations have been prostituted to a Jingo military carnival, glorificatory of one of the most venal and ignoble wars of the dead century.” True, but the “Bulletin” shouldn’t sing out.1901 February 2, “Plain Words”, in The People: Official Organ of the Australian Socialist League, volume V, number 211, Sydney, N.S.W....

adjectiveConforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.

  • a true copy
  • a true likeness of the original

adjectiveOf the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.

  • "A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true.

adjectiveLoyal, faithful.

  • He’s turned out to be a true friend.

adjectiveGenuine; legitimate; valid; sensu stricto.

  • The true king has returned!
  • This is true Parmesan cheese — it is from the Parma region.
  • The Washington Monument is often described as an obelisk, and sometimes even as a “true obelisk,” even though it is not.2012 January, Henry Petroski, “The Washington Monument”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 16

adjectiveUsed in the designation of group of species, or sometimes a single species, to indicate that it belongs to the clade...

  • true sparrows (Passer)
  • true blusher (Amanita rubescens, as distinguished from the false blusher, Amanita pantherina)
  • The true bugs are those of the order Hemiptera; and, by some lights, most truly those of the suborder Heteroptera.

adjectiveAccurate; following a path toward the target.

  • My aim was true, but I didn't give the damn thing enough gas.2008, Carl Hiaasen, The downhill lie: a hacker's return to a ruinous sport, page 188

More sentences with true

  • The student received a failing grade for circling every true and false on her quiz.From the entry false
  • They thought anything Elvis did would sell, but that was not true.From the entry would
  • Lying, hiding one's true feelings, and having affairs are typical symptoms of a doomed marriage.From the entry symptom
  • You are a true yachtsman! Are you a member of the local yacht club?From the entry yacht
  • Any rule of thumb, however true (it is), is useless unless you understand its underlying logic.From the entry however
  • It doesn’t become a true gentleman to speak in such a manner.From the entry become
  • She'd been here many times before, it was true. Still, she held out some hope.From the entry still
  • A good sense of manners is the mark of a true gentleman.From the entry mark
  • I don't think that's true. I haven't found any evidence, anyway.From the entry anyway
  • All trout are fish, but the converse, that all fish are trout, is not true.From the entry converse
  • Despite its name, the hermit crab is not a true crab!From the entry crab
  • I do not know if it is true; I am simply conjecturing here.From the entry conjecture
  • It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents.From the entry necessarily
  • We declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.From the entry perjury
  • The verdict of not guilty created a true furor in the courtroom.From the entry furor
  • That rule is usually true, but there are a few exceptions.From the entry exception
  • The deal sounds too good to be true. What's the hitch?From the entry hitch
  • He checked out the rumor, and managed to verify that it was true.From the entry check out
  • The government suppressed the findings of their research about the true state of the economy.From the entry suppress
  • His point of view is that there is only one true religion.From the entry point of view
  • The affected articulation of his opinions made it challenging to discern his true stance.From the entry affected
  • The court found the statement was not libelous because it was true.From the entry libelous
  • A live-in maid is a true luxury, but even a maid once a week is great.From the entry live-in
  • I was at a disadvantage because of believing something to be true that is not.From the entry because of

Meaning of true

  1. adjective Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.
  2. adjective As an ellipsis of "(while) it is true (that)", used to start a sentence.
  3. adjective Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.

Full definition of true

Questions about true in a sentence

How do you use true in a sentence?
True is used as an adjective, adverb and noun. For example: “This is a true story.”
What is a short sentence with true?
“a true copy”
What does true mean?
True means conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: true (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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