be true
Example Sentences
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That couldn’t literally be true, of course — but at least, at long last, it kind of felt so.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
“That report is almost too good to be true for somebody of his age,” Shutze said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
That could be true, or it could be a truth that the adviser tells himself.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
Zhang's team argues that both can be true if beneficial mutations are often temporary.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Then he adds, almost whispering because it sounds too good to be true, “With a Steinway grand.”
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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