true to life

idiom

: realistic and natural

The author presents the characters in a way that feels very true to life.

Examples of true to life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Cinéma verité has seldom felt so heightened, and yet also so true to life: not as a depiction of reality, but as a warning of what our reality is on track to become. —

Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024 As in Season 1, the sense of stasis is true to life — and frustrating to watch. —

Alison Herman, Variety, 27 June 2024 For the most part, these scenes, which gain currency from this year of courtroom news, feel plausibly true to life. —

Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024 Of all Swift’s date songs, this one feels the most true to life; anyone who’s ever been on a good first date can recall the precise moment their nervousness melted into relief. —

Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for true to life

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