true colors
Example Sentences
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The Powell-to-Warsh transition gives the new Fed chief a chance to show his true colors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
But just as Rubio revealed his true colors on his first stop after Munich, AOC made what could turn out to be her most enduring impression after the conference as well.
From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026
Babymonster believes that this track perfectly encapsulates the image the group wants to project — showing their true colors with a “super hype” track.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025
Instead, the textures were perceived to be the true colors of the object's surface.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2024
His master had fallen at the very moment when he, Black, had shown his true colors as a traitor.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
