: true to life
a true-life story

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Alex Hedlund and Nick Antosca will produce via their shingle, Eat the Cat, known for prestige, true-life fare such as Candy and A Friend of the Family. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 12 Dec. 2025 That’s a shame, because both Dunst and Tatum do career-best work in this low-key, true-life tale, which was totally blanked at the Globes. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025 Zachary Levi has traded in his superhero suit for a true-life story steeped in faith and American history. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025 Though the beneficiary of an all-out marketing bonanza, the harrowing true-life story of champ Christy Martin earned a shockingly low $1.3 million in its premiere, not enough to even crack the top 10. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 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 28 Dec. 2025.

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