ADJECTIVE
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not open to doubt
she wanted to go; that was for sure
ADVERB
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definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
he'll win sure as shooting
the results are surely encouraging
sure he'll come
it's going to be a good day for sure
she certainly is a hard worker
they sure smell good
they thought he had been killed sure enough
they are coming, for certain
How To Use for sure In A Sentence
- One thing's for sure: Rosen won't be trying to play the role of sole rainmaker.
- If we could by any possibility manage to do it, we would for sure.
- The truth is we'll never know for sure who would have been better, but the simple fact that party leaders are unwilling to allow its voters to hash these questions out for themselves is troubling.
- She could smell the pungent blossoms of the town's caragana hedges, for sure. The Doctor's Daughter
- Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure. Oprah Winfrey
- Street conversations are good practice, for sure, but people in casual conversations are not going to correct your errors, if only because they are too polite to do so. How to talk like a native in no time
- The Cats are underdogs for sure, but that unjustifiably huge spread is going to help motivate them and becalm the Pokes. End up like a 'dog that's been beat too much (Jack Bog's Blog)
- The Japanese people will for sure learn many lessons from the earthquake and tsunami tragedy, but what lessons should they and we learn about nuclear power? Times, Sunday Times
- He wouldn't have been much of a Comsat Angels fan, that was for sure. MUSIC FOR BOYS
- The figures might go up but no one will know for sure if it is a real increase or a perceived increase.
