surely
Example Sentences
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If Wade stays fit and the Red Bulls continue to play a game where they want to get the ball wide, it's surely only a matter of time before the record is in his hands.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But surely the building’s talented design team could have developed a security plan that better preserved the plaza’s open arms?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Some of this was surely deliberate, to protect himself against perjury.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
"Tomorrow they'll surely put up some boards," she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
They would run a bookstore, give painting lessons, and assume Madame Ionesco’s bakehouse duties when she was off prognosticating, for they had surely learned a thing or two about baking while in Frankenforde.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
