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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As a longtime fan, getting to share this day with her was a dream come true.
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
In many ways our move to the United States was a dream come true.
—Jack Barlow, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
Going from local church to being on tour in front of thousands of people overnight was a dream come true and, in the same season, writing with all my heroes.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 June 2025
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—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 June 2025
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
In many ways our move to the United States was a dream come true.
—Jack Barlow, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2025
Going from local church to being on tour in front of thousands of people overnight was a dream come true and, in the same season, writing with all my heroes.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 17 June 2025
Double Feature The Wedding Planner Who knew that a career focused on making other people’s romantic dreams come true would make your own love life so complicated?
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 16 June 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 Jun. 2025.
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