ring true

Example Sentences

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The words British Foreign Secretary Edward Grey spoke on the eve of World War I ring true a century later.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her words ring true for me because I experienced the existential terror of loving my child so fiercely, caring for her so full-bodied, that the only way I could sustain this in the midst of her health crisis was to divide from myself and experience the horror of disappearing.

From Los Angeles Times

“Those Friday gains are also likely to encourage short-term momentum buyers to enter the fray once again. It is usually the case that one record high begets a few more, and that seems likely to ring true for silver.”

From Barron's

The connections to O’Neill and Samuel Beckett, in particular, ring true.

From The Wall Street Journal

For them, elements of Jenrick's slum comments ring true.

From BBC