true-life
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of true-life
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Other early standouts include Brazil’s true-life period drama ‘I’m Still Here’ and Germany’s Iran-set ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig.’
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
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
We could, in fact, see the largest total number of Oscar nods ever this season for actors playing queer folks — some true-life, some fictional — besting the record set in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2023
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 book is a fascinating collection of true-life anecdotes stored up by Kennedy during his four decades in the theatre as a director, actor, and playwright on Broadway and across the country.
From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max
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