: true to life
a true-life story

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The title track – the last song on the album – does follow a Boss-esque blueprint of vivid storytelling (with the serious true-life recounting of a near-fatal car crash as a teen), but the music leans more Killers sheen than Springsteen muscularity. Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 June 2025 For Foster, who loosely based the show on the story of meeting her own husband, heading into Season 2 meant continuing to weave in true-life experiences that resonate with audiences, in collaboration with new showrunners Jenni Konner and Bruce Eric Kaplan of Girls fame. Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 18 June 2025 Books by doctor-writers carry a special charge because of the true-life nature of the drama. Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025 Sebastian Stan, currently starring in Marvel’s Thunderbolts*, and White Lotus season two breakout Leo Woodall will star in Burning Rainbow Farm, the latest true-life thriller from Justin Kurzel. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for true-life

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of true-life was in 1926

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“True-life.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true-life. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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