Sentence examples for true having from inspiring English sources

True, having been born in poverty he had not had a decent education.

But it's true, having said that, the state does exist: there are boundaries; there's one part where people speak Dutch, another where they speak French, and a small part where they speak German.

True, having the administration argue that the law is unconstitutional wouldn't guarantee that the Supreme Court would strike it down: in 1990, for example, the Supreme Court upheld a federal minority preference program even though the acting solicitor general (and future Supreme Court chief justice), John G. Roberts Jr., argued it was unconstitutional.

"Drunkenness (true) mendacity (true) being boring (true) infidelity (untrue) killing myself fairly quickly (true) pride envy avarice (all true) being ugly (true) having once been handsome (untrue)." Both seemed to agree that, as Burton put it, "A good shouting match is sometimes good for the soul".

As far back as the first century A.D., Plutarch made the observation that rain follows battles, and nine centuries later, soldiers returning from the Civil War were still convinced this was true, having slogged through the mud of so many battlefields.

She gains this status by accident, it's true, having played no part in her house's decision to squash the Wicked Witch of the East; but, by her adventure's end, she has certainly grown to fill those shoes or, rather, those ruby slippers.

Citigroup, it is true, has more revenue.

Some citadels, true, have proved stormable.

Qatada, it's true, has been a bit worried himself.

Iran, it is true, has a proven capacity to surprise.

(True had no final say in the decision).