How to Use true story in a Sentence

true story

noun
Definition of true storynext
  • Here's several tall tales and the true story of how Bumble Bee got its unique moniker.
    — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Based on a true story, the film’s themes include courage, adventure, overcoming adversity, and processing grief.
    — Christian Dashiell, Parents, 30 July 2024
  • Based on a true story, the project follows Andrea, a middle-class mother whose son is unjustly incarcerated.
    — Holly Jones, Variety, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Here's what to know about the film: Is 'Sound of Freedom' based on a true story?
    — USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • It’s all told through Donny’s point of view, and it’s based on a true story.
    — Esther Zuckerman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2024
  • The events depicted on the show are based on his very true story.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Not that the plot, inspired by a true story, is hard to follow.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2023
  • How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) is based on a true story.
    — Chandra Steele, PCMAG, 30 Aug. 2023
  • That's a powerful thing, that's the true story about what this day is.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 20 June 2023
  • The new halls suggest the true story is not in the items a museum holds, but in the links between them.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Learn more about the true story behind the feel-good sports movie Next Goal Wins below.
    — Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The series is based on the true story of the titular lawman.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Here's how to watch Is 'Wicked Little Letters' based on a true story?
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The film forms its basis from the true story that unfolds in the KT Studios’ and iHearts’ #1 true crime podcast.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 June 2024
  • And while that might seem like a ridiculous title for a movie, it's inspired by a true story.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The film — which tells the true story of the last 24 hours in Oscar's life — also shed light on how much still needs to be done in the fight for racial justice.
    — Ken Simmons, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The movie was inspired by a true story — a far less scandalous true story.
    — Christopher Lawrence, Twin Cities, 15 June 2024
  • Gabrielle has penned the foreword to Nick Drake: The Life, and with it, co-signed the biography as the true story of her brother’s life.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Here’s what’s real and what’s not about the gory survival thriller: Is 'Cocaine Bear' based on a true story?
    — Brian Truitt, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The Iron Claw is, like many films released in the lead-up to the Oscar nominations, based on a true story.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The film, which is based on a true story, also took the runner-up best film Lola in silver.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
  • Gran Turismo Based on a video game and also based on a true story?
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Vance also stars in the upcoming Showtime and Paramount+ movie Heist 88, a crime thriller based on a true story.
    — Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Banks even includes a vintage Tom Brokaw news report to drive it home as a true story.
    — Brian Truitt, The Courier-Journal, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Here's what to know about the true story behind Baby Reindeer.
    — Megan McCluskey, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
  • This one is a true story, given that the movie is a documentary.
    — Tim Moffatt, EW.com, 20 May 2024
  • This is the true story of my friend’s grandparents, and no doubt countless others like them.
    — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Cocaine Bear - Streaming Aug. 15 Inspired by the true story of a drug runner’s plane crash, lost cocaine and the bear that ate it.
    — Josie Howell | Jhowell@al.com, al, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The true story that Fox recounts in The Confidence Men, however, is one of them.
    — Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 17 June 2024
  • And that, ladies and gentlemen, is the entirely true story of the creation of pink lemonade.
    — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 21 June 2023

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