come true
idiom
: to become real : to happen in the way that one wished or dreamed
Everything we hoped for came true.
Their prediction seems to be coming true.
The trip abroad was a dream come true for her.
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The star of the Westmont platform bed is the ruffle detail that will make all your bed skirt dreams come true.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
And maybe that's someone's fairy tale come true.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
In amongst the candy-counter color palette, clawfoot tubs, and sugar-cube corner quoins, the sweetest dreams of all are to be had in the Blue Room, a long, narrow chamber which is now a fairytale come true.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
This year, Vasilas is celebrating 50 years in business as a men’s clothier and tailor — and what the Greek immigrant says is his American dream come true.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2025
And maybe that's someone's fairy tale come true.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
In amongst the candy-counter color palette, clawfoot tubs, and sugar-cube corner quoins, the sweetest dreams of all are to be had in the Blue Room, a long, narrow chamber which is now a fairytale come true.
—Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
This year, Vasilas is celebrating 50 years in business as a men’s clothier and tailor — and what the Greek immigrant says is his American dream come true.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for come true
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“Come true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20true. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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