true story

noun

: an account of something that really happened

Examples of true story in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One is the true story of a white, nasty gentleman who had more power than anybody in the United States for longer, and the other is a love story between two gay people at a time when that had to be way, way, way down low. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026

Despite how lurid the events seem, Baby for Sale is apparently based on a true story. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

As third-person fiction based on a true story, the Little House series became a children’s classic about family and pioneer life that sold more than 60 million copies. — Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

Sound of Freedom starred former Jesus Christ actor Jim Caviezel in what the studio claims is based on a true story of a man rescuing children from traffickers. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Rhymes for true story

• aurore
• forbore
• outlawry
• pylori
• savoury
• signori
• signory
• vainglory
• accusatory
• admonitory
• ambulatory
• amendatory