: true to life
a true-life story

Examples of true-life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Robin Wang, Marian Cook, Josh Powell Notable Talent: Jill Renner (Lead) Logline: The true-life story of an assault survivor who becomes the voice of millions in her crusade to fight a failing American justice system. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2024 There’s no shortage of true-life inspirational stories from the world of sports, and Unstoppable is ready to step into the ring (via a premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival). Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024 The movie is based on author Tami Oldham Ashcraft's 2002 book Red Sky in Morning, which tells Ashcraft's true-life story of survival after she and her fiancé Richard Sharp were caught in the Pacific during Hurricane Raymond in 1983. Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024 For Mackenzie, the biopic about Claressa Shields and her true-life ascent to the Olympic boxing gold had mostly in-studio builds based on archival photos and an earlier documentary, T-Rex. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for true-life 

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Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of true-life was in 1926

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“True-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true-life. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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