be true to

Example Sentences

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"Ultimately, I had to be true to who I was and remove myself from that space," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"It would not be true to say that everyone is happy. But if we talk about the process as a whole, then of course the situation is improving."

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

“I want to know them as people. I want to be true to them as people. And I think almost everybody in the picture is flawed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

The technology sounded too good to be true to him, given its supposed date of deployment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025

I think about how Mom told Noah it was his responsibility to be true to his heart.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson