Examples of “true” in a Sentence

adj Matching the actual facts; correct or accurate.

• Is it true that the store is closing next month?
• Everything in her statement turned out to be true.
• The rumor turned out not to be true, so nobody needed to worry.

adj Loyal or faithful.

• He remained true to his friends even when times were hard.
• A true friend will still listen to you when everyone else has walked away.
• The old dog stayed true to its owner right to the very end.

verb To adjust something so it is straight, level, or properly aligned.

• Please true the shelf with a spirit level before you screw it in.
• He carefully trued the frame so the picture would hang straight.
• The mechanic trued the wheel after it started wobbling.