ring true

idiom

: to sound true
Her explanation didn't ring true.

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Prayers Pouring in for Bengals QB Joe Burrow After Concerning Injury With that being said, his advice and message ring true. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Sep. 2025 Miami-Dade County Animal Services has said they haven’t been alerted to any issues of unruly, aggressive dogs traversing the area, but do the neighbors who provided recollections of their unnerving encounters ring true? Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 Now, more than ever, Michael Savage’s words ring true: Liberalism is a mental disorder. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 Two decades later and those words still ring true for professional athletes around the world, on and off the field. Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ring true

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“Ring true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20true. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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