ring true
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How to use ring true in a sentence
While a lot of her comments ring true, ultimately, we just need to get over the word “fat.”
Plus-Size Model, Jennifer Maitland: Get Over the Word ‘Fat’ | Jennifer Maitland | May 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCritics are thus hitting alarms on the Obama security policy that ring true in domestic politics.
That overpowering, but ultimately ill-placed, nostalgia seems to also ring true for executive producer Rick Rubin.
‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2’ Review: Eminem’s a Great Rapper With Nothing to Say | Rawiya Kameir | November 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAs you go through these photographs, those words echo in your head because they still ring true.
The Best Civil War Apps, From Alexander Gardner to the Civil War Trust | Malcolm Jones | January 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor these older characters, though, some constants still ring true.
Television’s 20-Something Female Virgins: ‘Girls,’ ‘Grey’s,’ and ‘Underemployed’ | Whitney Friedlander | November 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
An unusual story in which the author has pictured real men, who ring true in the time of danger.
The Princess Dehra | John Reed ScottA performance that has self as its central motive can never ring true or achieve any lasting success.
Spirit and Music | H. Ernest HuntShe left the room just now,' he returned, with a sleepy inflection; but to Mildred's delicate perception it did not ring true.
Heriot's Choice | Rosa Nouchette CareyThere was something assumed, something that did not ring true about his apparent heartiness.
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner | Wilbur LawtonWell, I guess onions wouldnt do that to a fellow, he said with a confidence that didnt quite ring true.
Left Half Harmon | Ralph Henry Barbour
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