sure
IPA: ʃˈʊr
adjective
- Physically secure and certain, non-failing, reliable.
- Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
- (followed by a to infinitive) Certain to act or be a specified way.
- (obsolete) Free from danger; safe; secure.
- (obsolete) Betrothed; engaged to marry.
adverb
- (modal adverb) Without doubt, certainly.
- (archaic) Without fail, surely.
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Examples of "sure" in Sentences
- You surely are feckless.
- But it is surely the most lovable.
- Nectar is surely the drink of the gods.
- That is surely the point of the article.
- Are you sure of the location of the photo
- The information surely is there in the DNA.
- I'm not sure of the point of this ideogram.
- I'm sure there was no premeditation involved.
- Not sure about the appropriateness of the block.
- Even now, I can't be sure you love me -- not _sure!
- "You are sure he is married, Sara, -- _quite sure_?"
- "I'm sure he will, little sweetheart I'm _sure_ he will."
- "Father Davy, are you sure, _sure_?" begged his daughter.
- _ That's the word I found to say it; she's sure -- sure -- _sure!
- I am sure this will be the cause of much merriment in certain circles.
- Is yet one more reason beyond what I blogged why I am just not so sure even good enough moms like me will be *for sure* going to Heaven.
- Work your way up during these five years into Mr. Van Ostend's confidence, and I am sure, _sure_, that by that time he will have something for you that will satisfy even your young ambition.
- I'm not sure that the two gents, hot as they are, qualify as "younger" but it seems the "hipster" part is covered by the Loverboy t-shirt, worn, I'm *sure*, in a "Hahahaha, they're so bad, they're good" kind of ironic way.
- "I warn't sure, sir," faltered Nance, whose honor had outweighed her longing for money and the comfort it would bring, and had brought her through the long city to seek the rightful owner of the thimble -- "I warn't _sure_; but I knew her name, for herself an 'a gennelman came onst to see mother long ago."
- The problem with most "act now, just in case" demands and figuring that the "just in case" is considered a lie to suck in the skeptics... there is no "in case" because it's a sure thing is that the changes either won't do what they supposedly are supposed to do or would actually make it worse *and* that every "solution" invariably will cause *for sure* harm to economies and real people will suffer.