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 For Alexander, performing at the decades-long song contest is a dream come true. —

Stephen Daw, Billboard, 8 May 2024 So, to have a permanent destination in Nashville, is such a dream come true. —

Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 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 The one-day festival, which was supposed to begin at noon on Saturday in Las Vegas, was shaping up to be a millennial mixtape dream come true with headlining sets from Usher, Backstreet Boys, Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys. —

Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 May 2024 So that was a dream come true to be in a scene with those guys. —

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 4 May 2024 Parents’ vacation fantasies come true while indulging in stress-melting massages at the spa and sipping cocktails by the adults-only infinity pool. —

Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024 Being a lover of dance music for so many years, this is truly a dream come true. —

Gary Trust, Billboard, 2 May 2024

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