How to Use true to form in a Sentence

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• And true to form, the show at the Sunrise Theater went on, even in the dark.
  — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2022
• And true to form, New York’s bench outscored Cleveland’s 37-14.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
• His talk of fearless truth-telling has proved, true to form, to be just talk.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 20 Aug. 2021
• Some spats arise, like when Luann, true to form, tries to make a move on Sonja’s hookup from the bar.
  — Time, 1 Aug. 2023
• Some of them, true to form, have tried to reduce their own weirdness to an equation.
  — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• Rarely are his leads neat or tidy, and true to form Lib is no saint, with sorrows and secrets of her own.
  — Thomas Page, CNN, 16 Nov. 2022
• The Netflix showed stayed true to form when dressing Prince Charles for his nuptials.
  — Janaya Wecker, ELLE, 10 Nov. 2022
• And true to form, its users apply it in order to hasten a finish.
  — Joseph Lezza, Longreads, 30 Mar. 2023
• Calhoun, true to form, was ready for it, his case sketched out on an easel pad in his spacious office.
  — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2024
• Demon’s Souls are standouts) but true to form, nobody does it like Naughty Dog.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022
• The cast has been touring the globe to promote the sci-fi sequel, and true to form, Zendaya has been pulling out all the stops with her hair, makeup, and wardrobe.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Feb. 2024
• And true to form, Nancy remembered all the details of our lunch — more than 30 years later!
  — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2024
• The bag was true to form (though not true to size) with a golden shell-like casing and silver crystals to mimic the cream filling.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
• In its 12th incarnation, and true to form, this device brings a lot of value and features for less.
  — Dave Altavilla, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• And true to form, the show mirrors Ted’s ambivalence, half-heartedly throwing ideas against the wall.
  — Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 15 Mar. 2023
• And true to form for any host, Lashlee had some outfit changes on Friday night at Ford Stadium.
  — Dallas News, 8 Apr. 2022
• No judge should go there, even if Trump’s statements are, true to form, careless, stupid, and incendiary.
  — The Editors, National Review, 18 Oct. 2023
• Rock was there to present Best Documentary, and true to form as a stand-up comic, began sending barbs out into the crowd.
  — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 28 Mar. 2022
• The legend states that only one mythical phoenix can live at a time, and true to form, the 295-foot Phoenix 2 is like no other superyacht on the water.
  — Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
• But, true to form for the offense of late, Shaw hit into a 4-6-3 double play on Smyly's first pitch, quickly scuttling the budding rally.
  — Todd Rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2021
• The 13-minute documentary includes footage from this year’s race, which was held last month and in which, true to form, nobody managed to complete more than three laps.
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 23 Apr. 2021
• Yet in another sign the Clippers don’t have that rhythm and continuity, their own worst tendencies emerged true to form, as well.
  — Andrew Greif, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2022
• Thank goodness for Prince Louis then, who, true to form, lightened the mood on the Buckingham Palace balcony considerably.
  — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 15 June 2024
• Oprah Winfrey, true to form, is forcing America to yet again grapple with a complex topic: weight loss.
  — Lisa Shah, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
• The decision was true to form, according to interviews with more than a dozen current and former colleagues.
  — Rachel Abrams, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2022
• And true to form, the company is doing… nothing too exciting, sticking with the same design as the previous Xperia 1 IV.
  — Jon Porter, The Verge, 13 Feb. 2023
• Curzan was true to form at this year’s North Carolina High School state championship meet, hunting not state titles but national records.
  — USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2022
• And of course, true to form, the pieces encapsulate his appreciation of not just lightness of essence, but eye-catching, and even chunky design in costume jewels.
  — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 26 Sep. 2022
• And—perhaps most true to form—no patented Jennifer Lopez outfit is complete without a pair of chunky earrings and oversized sunglasses.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Apr. 2024
• Also true to form, Otis reemerged emaciated with vertebrae sticking out of his back and hip bones protruding.
  — Andrea Salcedo, Natalie B. Compton, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023

Last Updated: 24 Dec 2024