true to form
idiom
: behaving or proceeding in the usual and expected way
Her latest movie is/runs true to form.
True to form, he was 20 minutes late for the meeting.
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And true to form, Bob, a past winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, is creating a live show based on the book.
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Though the moms have—true to form—kept their now six-year-old son mostly out of the spotlight, Latifah did reference both him and Nichols in her 2021 acceptance speech for BET’s lifetime achievement award.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
And, true to form, as Tuesday’s hearing drew to a close, a House Judiciary subcommittee unveiled plans to convene a second college sports panel next week.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Teams have to force up at least three valid shot attempts while running through the course.
Paul, true to form, protested the ruling on the sidelines while the other teams competed.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
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H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Though the moms have—true to form—kept their now six-year-old son mostly out of the spotlight, Latifah did reference both him and Nichols in her 2021 acceptance speech for BET’s lifetime achievement award.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2025
And, true to form, as Tuesday’s hearing drew to a close, a House Judiciary subcommittee unveiled plans to convene a second college sports panel next week.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Teams have to force up at least three valid shot attempts while running through the course.
Paul, true to form, protested the ruling on the sidelines while the other teams competed.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 16 Feb. 2025
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“True to form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/true%20to%20form. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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