TRUE in a Sentence

Learn TRUE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
362 example sentences for TRUE, such as:
1. Many a true word is spoken in jest.
2. She reflected that his argument was probably true.
3. If they say you are good, ask yourself if it be true.
4. You can't make me mad by calling me names that are true.
5. Only a little true tenderness had been mixed into her love.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of TRUE
true
 ad.  as acknowledged
 a.  determined with reference to the earth's axis rather than the magnetic poles
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "I suppose what folks say is true," he jerked out at her, instead of answering.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  She broke in: "You're neglecting the farm enough already," and this being true, he found no answer, and left her time to add ironically: "Better send me over to the almshouse and done with it."
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
3  But for all the modesty of her spreading skirts, the demureness of hair netted smoothly into a chignon and the quietness of small white hands folded in her lap, her true self was poorly concealed.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
4  Surely, thought Scarlett, Pa will know whether this awful story is true.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
5  She knew also that he was presenting her with just the opportunity she wanted for opening the conversation without revealing her true purpose.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER II
6  But, even if it were true, he was no gentleman to make such a statement--and at a party, too, where everyone was having a good time.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
7  She did not want to be fair, although she knew what he said was true.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
8  Only a little true tenderness had been mixed into her love.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
9  Turning she saw a tall handsome woman with a bold face and a mass of red hair, too red to be true.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
10  They crashed into the second verse and Scarlett, singing with the rest, heard the high sweet soprano of Melanie mounting behind her, clear and true and thrilling as the bugle notes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
11  She wasn't going to make a fool out of herself about the Cause, but neither was she going to make a fool out of herself by admitting her true feelings.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
12  "Well, it's true," she argued with her conscience.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
13  Charles had awakened no idea of what passion might be or tenderness or true intimacy of body or spirit.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
14  You can't make me mad by calling me names that are true.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
15  "But it's true," answered Melanie and she began to cry softly.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
Example Sentence: (152 in 11 pages)
1  Many a true word is spoken in jest.
2  The true university of these days is a collection of books.
3  If we believe that true love never has to end, then we must know that we will love again.
4  When a true genius appears in the world you may know him by his sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
5  Although the main characters in the novel are so true to life, they are imaginary.
6  The news is almost certainly true although it is not official.
7  Although the distance between will space out us,may we remember our true friendship and blessing.
8  It is not true suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.
9  Apply yourself to true riches; it is shameful to depend upon silver and gold for a happy life.
10  While her observations may be true about some men, they could hardly apply to the entire gender.
11  There are those who argue that true independent advice is unattainable.
12  She reflected that his argument was probably true.
13  To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labour.
14  The true artist lets nothing come between himself and his work.
15  If they say you are good, ask yourself if it be true.