'true sign' can be used in written English
It is usually used to emphasize a positive thing about somebody or something. For example: His commitment to his job is a true sign of his work ethic.
"That's the true sign of a classic.
"This game was a true sign of us," Diehl said.
This is a true sign of the times.
As a true sign of spring, they know that customers will be pleased to purchase it.
The true sign of a great player is how much better he makes his teammates.
That's a true sign of charisma, when you can make people see sense in nonsense.
Some reader emails: "Alphabetised countries - the true sign of the obsessive," writes John out in China.
"The true sign of a player is being consistent," O'Neal said.
Still, he said, stealing a manhole cover from a city street is a true sign of desperation.
This is a true sign of a person who is honest with himself and loves to entertain his adoring public.
Restaurants have balked at giving him paper matchbooks, perhaps a true sign of how bad the economy has become.
