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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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His children, though, piped in: “Make sure you get a four-bedroom,” Laviolette remembered his three children saying.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Gather all the login credentials for your accounts, including banking and bills, as well as any other pertinent information someone might need to know to make sure everything is paid or transferred properly.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Bielli said: "What we want is to make sure that before we advise if pingers are effective that we have enough information collected to do a comparison."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

To be sure, there is some concern that loyal Tesla investors would sell Tesla stock to buy SpaceX, which could put temporary downward pressure on the EV maker’s shares.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I’m sure they’re exchanging juicy gossip with each other.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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