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sure

[shoor, shur] / ʃʊər, ʃɜr /






Usage

What are other ways to say sure? Sure, the simplest and most general of a group of adjectives indicating full belief and trust that something is true, expresses the mere absence of doubt. Certain suggests that there are definite reasons that have freed one from doubt. Confident emphasizes the strength of the belief or the certainty of expectation felt. Positive implies emphatic certainty, which may even become overconfidence or dogmatism. 

Example Sentences

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"I was getting tired and cold and there was a point where I wasn't sure I'd make it," Dai said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

To be sure, Social Security is not going bankrupt, and the program has never missed a payment in its roughly 90-year history.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

The listing is sure to be one of the hottest this year, alongside SpaceX and its rival Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"We're striking that balance between making sure that any bad actors that...try to come into the country under the guise of the World Cup will not get access to the United States," he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“Thank goodness! But I’m sure they didn’t just let it go,” Aunt J says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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