ring true

idiom

: to sound true
Her explanation didn't ring true.

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The story, the characters, and especially Hackman’s portrayal, still ring true nearly 40 years after the movie was released. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025 When reflecting on the many commitments Kennedy made to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, that day in order to gain his critical vote to become the next Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, the words of Dionne Warwick’s song sadly ring true. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025 But his words ring true today for California’s farmers, especially those in the Central Valley, who bought President Donald Trump’s election pitch. George Skelton, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2025 Those six historic words from 1954 ring true today: Have you no sense of decency? Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ring true

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“Ring true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20true. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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