sureness

Example Sentences

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He had a string of one-liners down pat, a deep mine of anecdotes ready to roll out at any given moment, and a sureness of just how fortunate he had been to stumble on snooker.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

All vary in tone—from pure comedy to romantic tragedy to savage satire—but each combined narrative with song with a sureness that has guaranteed their lasting appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

He had a storyteller’s grace with a lyric, a jazzman’s sureness with a melody, and in his finest performances he delivered them with a party giver’s welcome, a palpable and infectious affability.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2023

Conductor James Gaffigan played a large part in this regenerative approach, leading the National Symphony Orchestra through Bernstein’s confounding chordal corridors with sureness and vigor, and making the composer’s sometimes dowdy patterns feel effortlessly chic.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2022

Briefly he felt a tiny sliver of sureness for the first time.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry