come true

idiom

: to become real : to happen in the way that one wished or dreamed

Everything we hoped for came true.

Their prediction seems to be coming true.

The trip abroad was a dream come true for her.

Examples of come true in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And one thing led to another and somehow that dream seems to have come true. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 16 May 2024 Now, Witherspoon is executive producing a Legally Blonde prequel series at Amazon, titled Elle, which is something Witherspoon called a dream come true. —

Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2024 After a day full of scenic family photo ops in front of the famous crimson pinnacles and hoodoos, make childhood dreams come true by sleeping under the stars in a glamping tent at Under Canvas Bryce Canyon. —

Lindsay Cohn, Parents, 13 May 2024 So, to have a permanent destination in Nashville, is such a dream come true. —

Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 May 2024 Suarez said reuniting with former Barcelona teammates Messi, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba is a dream come true. —

Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 May 2024 For Alexander, performing at the decades-long song contest is a dream come true. —

Stephen Daw, Billboard, 8 May 2024 Vaughns is a local product from Eastern Hills who said before the draft that getting an opportunity to play for the Cowboys would be a dream come true. —

Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2024 As the new moon dances in the sky, you are set to see some of your most heartfelt hopes, dreams and ambitions come true, Cancer! —

Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024

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