true story

noun

: an account of something that really happened

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But the true story is not what anyone expects. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025 Movie follows the true story of the 1977 kidnapping that turned aspiring Indianapolis entrepreneur Tony Kiritsis into an eccentric outlaw folk hero. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025 Based on a true story, Roofman follows the adventures of an Army veteran and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname Roofman. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025 Here is the true story behind The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for true story

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“True story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true%20story. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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