CERTAIN in a Sentence
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420 example sentences for CERTAIN, such as:
1. I agree with you to a certain degree.
2. I'm not absolutely certain I posted it.
3. The chairman agree with me to a certain degree.
4. You may need to restrict access to certain files.
5. I felt absolutely certain that I'd seen her before.
2. I'm not absolutely certain I posted it.
3. The chairman agree with me to a certain degree.
4. You may need to restrict access to certain files.
5. I felt absolutely certain that I'd seen her before.
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Meanings and Examples of CERTAIN
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certain
a. exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
a. reliable in operation or effect
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Yet his zeal for certain studies was remarkable, and within eccentric limits his knowledge was so extraordinarily ample and minute that his observations have fairly astounded me.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER II. THE SCIENCE OF DEDUCTION
2 He was a man with some amount of self-importance and a certain air of command.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
3 I was to bring a certain sum a week to the owner, and whatever was over that I might keep for myself.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
4 And what is more, the words of the song also came back-words, I am certain, which were sung by the animals of long ago and have been lost to memory for generations.
5 Now if there was one thing that the animals were completely certain of, it was that they did not want Jones back.
6 And--I was a long way away, but I am almost certain I saw this--he was talking to you and you were allowing him to stroke your nose.
7 Suddenly he slipped and it seemed certain that they had him.
8 The animals were not certain what the word meant, but Squealer spoke so persuasively, and the three dogs who happened to be with him growled so threateningly, that they accepted his explanation without further questions.
9 Even so, it was found necessary to leave certain tasks undone.
10 From now onwards Animal Farm would engage in trade with the neighbouring farms: not, of course, for any commercial purpose, but simply in order to obtain certain materials which were urgently necessary.
11 And yet, against their will, they had developed a certain respect for the efficiency with which the animals were managing their own affairs.
12 Once again some of the animals heard this with a certain bewilderment, but Squealer was soon able to convince them that their memories had been at fault.
13 And now, he said finally, he would ask the company to rise to their feet and make certain that their glasses were full.
14 And the local train, which met the express train, arrived by no means punctually, even if he caught the early train which was by no means certain.
15 The gramophone, while the scene was removed, gently stated certain facts which everybody knows to be perfectly true.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 The government exacts taxes from every wage earner above a certain level of income.
2 She's absolutely certain she's going to make it in the world.
3 I felt absolutely certain that I'd seen her before.
4 I'm not absolutely certain I posted it.
5 There are certain things that are absolutely basic to the maintenance of a good relationship.
6 I'm absolutely certain that I left the keys in the kitchen.
7 You may need to restrict access to certain files.
8 He vowed to achieve certain objectives before the end of his presidency.
9 A nation must take certain risks to achieve greatness.
10 Some soils are actually too alkaline for certain plant life.
11 The decision was certain to affect the trajectory of French politics for some time to come.
12 I agree with you to a certain degree.
13 It is certain that they will agree / They are certain to agree.
14 The chairman agree with me to a certain degree.
15 The company reserves the right to cancel this agreement in certain circumstances.