ring true

idiom

: to sound true
Her explanation didn't ring true.

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During an interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier this month, Wilson got candid about the current stormy political climate under the Trump administration, noting that the messages behind several of the band’s ’70s songs still ring true today. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025 What does ring true until the final frame of the show and into our present-day lives is that civilization and the civilized rarely occupy the same space. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025 The story, the characters, and especially Hackman’s portrayal, still ring true nearly 40 years after the movie was released. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025 When reflecting on the many commitments Kennedy made to U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, that day in order to gain his critical vote to become the next Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary, the words of Dionne Warwick’s song sadly ring true. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ring true

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“Ring true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ring%20true. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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