SURE in a Sentence
Learn SURE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for SURE, such as:
1. I'm not absolutely sure.
2. I am sure he will win the game.
3. And sure enough, the rumour was true.
4. I'm not sure about whether I shall go.
5. I'm not sure how to approach the problem.
2. I am sure he will win the game.
3. And sure enough, the rumour was true.
4. I'm not sure about whether I shall go.
5. I'm not sure how to approach the problem.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Animal Farm by George Orwell |
Meanings and Examples of SURE
Definitions: Search Google Search M.Webster
sure
ad. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
a. infallible or unfailing
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 "He is sure to be at the laboratory," returned my companion.
2 If you were asked to prove that two and two made four, you might find some difficulty, and yet you are quite sure of the fact.
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'm not sure about whether I shall go.
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
4 Supposing I unravel the whole matter, you may be sure that Gregson, Lestrade, and Co.
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
5 He followed one for a mile or more until he came to a mountain torrent which he was sure that he had never seen before.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER V. THE AVENGING ANGELS
6 Unfortunately, the uproar awoke Mr. Jones, who sprang out of bed, making sure that there was a fox in the yard.
7 And sure enough, the rumour was true.
8 It was a source of great satisfaction to him, he said--and, he was sure, to all others present--to feel that a long period of mistrust and misunderstanding had now come to an end.
9 "Only," here she turned with her head on one side to Isabella, "I'm sure she's written it."
10 Te hee--To be sure, I regret it as you do.
11 To be sure, I hope I'm right, for I had a cousin who married a girl of that name, and as a friend of the family, we don't stand on ceremony.
12 You seem pretty sure of him," said he; "and for your sake, I hope you may be right.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
Context Highlight In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
13 I am quite sure of him," replied Jekyll; "I have grounds for certainty that I cannot share with any one.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
Context Highlight In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
14 There was no man from whom he kept fewer secrets than Mr. Guest; and he was not always sure that he kept as many as he meant.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
Context Highlight In CHAPTER INCIDENT OF THE LETTER
15 Upon the reading of this letter, I made sure my colleague was insane; but till that was proved beyond the possibility of doubt, I felt bound to do as he requested.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 There's absolutely no regulation of cigarettes to make sure that they don't include poisonous substances.
2 I'm not absolutely sure.
3 I'm fairly sure that this is the right address.
4 Given goodwill on both sides I'm sure we can reach agreement.
5 He wasn't sure he'd got it right, although the theory attracted him by its logic.
6 I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end.
7 I am sure he will win the game.
8 Listen carefully to the answer and make sure that your next question follows on.
9 Talk of the evil, and he is sure to appear.
10 Talk of the devil, and he is sure to appear.
11 I'm not sure how to approach the problem.
12 Turning away under a strong attack is a sure recipe for defeat.
13 He glanced about to make sure that the audience were ready to hear his speech.
14 He glanced round to make sure that the audience were ready to hear his speech.
15 Be sure to bar all the doors before you leave.