hold true

idiom

: to be valid
The same holds true for/in all similar situations.

Examples of hold true in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The science isn’t settled, and not all experts are convinced those patterns will hold true in the future. Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 12 June 2024 Predictions often hold true, breaking daily high temperature records. Matt Stiles, CNN, 10 June 2024 What is clear is if the study findings hold true, then much of animal biology could be due for a re-assessment. Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 16 May 2024 On the ground in the Udhampur constituency, that appears to hold true. Fahad Shah, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hold true 

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“Hold true.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20true. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.

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