hold true

idiom

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

Examples of hold true in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But whether that will hold true in November is still cause for concern. Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2024 Predictions often hold true, breaking daily high temperature records. Matt Stiles, CNN, 15 July 2024 Whether the same things hold true for VO2 max in women is less clear, because there simply isn’t as much data on them. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 10 July 2024 Today, Ford’s claims no longer hold true: our constitutional system may no longer work. Bruce J. Schulman / Made By History, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024 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 19 Sep. 2024.

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