true course
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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“Why don’t they investigate the true course of events?”
From Seattle Times • Mar. 10, 2024
“The true course of American politics and history,” Greenberg writes, “is apparent in how events happen as much as in what happened.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2021
The start of the second of the day’s two races was delayed as the breeze again flitted about, defying the match committee’s efforts to set a true course.
From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2021
It is never too late Mr. Spicer, to learn new things, vow to never lie again and pursue a true course of public service.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2017
The earth must have sunk a little here, because the river broadened and slowed, and it was hard for the skipper to trace his true course through the wide and turbid streams.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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