ring true

idiom

: to sound true
Her explanation didn't ring true.

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Do these rules ring true for your family? Most people around the country would agree that there are two main focuses of Thanksgiving: food and family. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2024 If any of these challenges ring true, personalized EA support could be the solution. Kenzie Biggins, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 Almut's motivations—for lying to Tobias about that cooking competition, which also means spending less time with her child—don’t ring true. Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024 Practices like that will feel familiar from your religious upbringing; your project now is to retrofit them in ways that ring true to you. Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ring true 

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“Ring true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20true. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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