hold true

phrase

: to be valid
The same holds true for/in all similar situations.

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Over the course of 50 years in the business, Pollack advanced a lot of theories about performance, and most of them, particularly his reasoning for why an actor should always be kept a little off balance, hold true. Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 July 2026 Those promises don’t always hold true, especially in already disadvantaged areas, Georgia Tech researchers say. Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 14 July 2026 Apparently, the mantra that women should be believed didn’t hold true unless the woman was in the same political party. Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026 The longevity of defensive tackles Does the durability of star players hold true on defense? Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for hold true

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“Hold true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20true. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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