true story

noun

: an account of something that really happened

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The feel-good true story is already charming industry audiences and could prove to be a sleeper hit. Jenelle Riley, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025 Michael Shannon stars as President James Garfield in Death by Lightning, a series that follows the stranger-than-fiction true story of the 20th president of the United States. Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025 The former film represents the next chapter in the long-running franchise, which sees humans go to battle and largely lose against a race of extraterrestrial killing machines, and the latter tells the wild true story of boxing champ Christy Martin. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2025 The true story stars Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman as a pair of down-on-their-luck performers who start up a Neil Diamond tribute band. Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 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 7 Nov. 2025.

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