: true to life
a true-life story

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The film stars Goran Bogdan (third season of TV’s Fargo) in a chilling true-life story set in 1993 in the middle of the war in the former Yugoslavia. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025 Where to watch: Netflix 'Last Breath' The true-life survival thriller stars Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu as deep-sea divers working to replace a pipe on an oil rig manifold 300 feet below sea level. Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025 The nine-episode, true-life podcast was penned and hosted by Suzanne Rico, a journalist and former anchor of KCBS-TV in Los Angeles. Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2025 Levinson animates many of Costello’s monologues about his life and work with a blend of archival and faux-archival photographs and footage, creating and then animating snapshots of history as a nod to the authenticity of this true-life tale. Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 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 7 May. 2025.

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