true-life
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of true-life
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Levinson animates many of Costello’s monologues about his life and work with a blend of archival and faux-archival photographs and footage, creating snapshots of history as a nod to the authenticity of this true-life tale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
It tells the true-life tale of the University of Washington rowing team who in 1936 reached the Olympics in Berlin.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
The film’s story is loosely based on the true-life reunion of Song, her American husband and her Korean school pal, which took place when the director was 29.
From New York Times ● May 31, 2023
The story was inspired by a true-life Seattle crime incident — alas, if I tell you more, I’ll spoil the book’s suspense — and by Dugoni’s desire to challenge himself within his genre.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
It was here on the Well that Barlow posted his true-life tale of computer-crime encounter with the FBI.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
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