come true
idiom
: to become real : to happen in the way that one wished or dreamed
Everything we hoped for came true.
Their prediction seems to be coming true.
The trip abroad was a dream come true for her.
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Talk about a dessert that makes all your sweet-tooth dreams come true.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
Justin Timberlake managed to make one of his longtime fan’s dreams come true.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Lo and behold, Dan does see that face, and suddenly Mulholland Drive has threatened to make the eeriest nightmares come true.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
It’s been such a cherry on top of what was already a lifelong dream come true.
—Ana Osorno, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
Justin Timberlake managed to make one of his longtime fan’s dreams come true.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
Lo and behold, Dan does see that face, and suddenly Mulholland Drive has threatened to make the eeriest nightmares come true.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
It’s been such a cherry on top of what was already a lifelong dream come true.
—Ana Osorno, Them, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Come true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20true. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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