How to use "sure" in a sentence

They weren't completely sure I was going to the party

'He said he'd be here for sure.

'Yes, sure,' said Leona, feeling a little worried.

As morning comes on the fifth day, I feel sure I can still last a few more days

I feel sure I won't survive another night in the canyon

Now, even with the cold, pain, tiredness and thirst, I am sure I will survive.

"I sure did and it was a good thing I landed on this

Atlantis did exist, but only Captain Nemo knew for sure.

How did it happen? I'm not sure

'Are you sure that he's mine?' I asked.

'I'm sure,' said Jenny

With a good conscience our only sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the land we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth God's work must truly be our own.

Meltham and I made sure that Slinkton was dead

When he had been angry at the world, he had felt calm and sure of himself

Madeleine, and was sure that he had seen him somewhere before, many years earlier

When you arrived in Montreuil, I felt sure that you were this man, but now I know I was wrong, and I'm sorry

'I'm sure you have other work to do.'

He was sure, this time, that she had watched him as he passed

Marius rose to his feet, sure that he had seen the girl somewhere before.

'I tell you I'm sure.' Jondrette was speaking to his wife

'Are you sure?'

'Of course I'm sure

'Are you sure? That's impossible!' she cried

I'll bring some friends round, and we'll make sure he gives us a lot more money.'

'And you're sure he's not in next door?'

The next evening, as she was walking in the garden, she was sure that she heard someone moving in the trees

The only thing he was sure of was that the light through the grilles far above his head was growing weaker, which meant that the sun was setting

I am sure that I know her, but I still do not remember why

And he cannot hear from there, Oliver is sure

But can she still swim? He is not sure

Just one look back at the jetty to be sure no one can see, he thinks, and he turns his head.

Gerry is not sure, but he thinks that the man looked at the bag by his feet.

"Yeah, sure, I'll be careful," he says

"He sure does

Except, Jake is not sure he is a tourist

Maybe he should look inside, he thinks, just to make sure.

"I'm sure she's not interested, Pete," says Edward.

Then she goes for her run and makes sure that many people see her."

The next moment you are awake, a horrible sensation filling your body, and you are sure that ice-cold water is covering you.

But you are not sure

Not completely sure.

In the distance he can hear the siren of a gardai car in the city centre, but he is sure it is not for him

Thank you! You know, I'm sure there's a bit of spare money for the church

But Brandon was not so sure

No one saw them, but they covered Greg's plates to be sure, and they wore masks

He is sure that the man with the gun is near.

I saw the tracks from your truck, and I told the police, but I made sure I found the cabin first

"I'm sure it's nothing."

And the police will be here soon, he is sure.

But now in the forest he is not so sure

"Idiot! I always take the aces out of the pack and make sure that I get the kings," he says, and he goes back into his casino to play another game

Is he watching her? She looks again and, yes, his hood is still covering his face, but she is sure that his eyes are focused on her.

No one gets off apart from her, she is sure.

"You're sure?"

All at once, she was sure that something wasn't right.

Had he been odd with her? She wasn't sure

We can get what you paid for this back, I'm sure..."

I'm sure he loves you, but you can't blame hint for thinking about the future

if you're sure."

"I'm not really sure," Cham confessed

It opened its mouth, and Sala felt sure it was greeting her.

Should she mention the wild rose fruit again? She wasn't sure

"But you have to be sure, Cham

"So, is that it? You've decided? For sure?"

I'm sure Cham's parents are good people, but we don't know them well enough."

We needed to be sure that you would be on our side

"Why not? By then, you'll be sure

When they had talked about it before, she had felt left out; not jealous, exactly, because she was sure that she didn't want to join them

are you sure you're OK?"

"How can you be sure?"

"I know you've been very sure about the letter, Gran

He said it so lightly that Sala wasn't sure she'd heard right

"I'm not sure he'll agree to leave the pod anyway, but if he does, they might still want him to stay

"I'm not sure that Pod Life is all that good, you know." She looked over at Cham's parents

Pm sure he didn't mean it

She wasn't even sure if his family would give them time alone together - but she'd have to make sure it happened

What was it? She wasn't sure

I'm sure you'll learn so many interesting things," she said encouragingly.

"I'll make sure of it."

'I'm sure I could look after Mrs Van Hopper,' I said

'I'm not sure,' I began

I'm sure I shall be comfortable here.'

'And I'm sure we'll be very comfortable in these rooms.'

I haven't seen the gardens, but I'm sure I shall never get tired of them

I was not sure what Beatrice had said and I thought it better not to ask.

I was sure that Maxim would have a terrible accident or even be killed

I was sure it was Mrs Danvers

I'm not sure.'

'They will make sure that the body in the cabin is Rebecca

'Are you sure Frank doesn't know?' I asked quickly.

'Max will be back for dinner, I'm sure.'

I'm sure he saw everything.'

'Crawley knows the truth, I'm sure

Somehow I felt sure that the truth was in that diary.

I was sure that this was the truth

You think you've won, but don't be too sure, I haven't finished with you yet.'

There may be some talk, but I'll make sure that people hear about Dr Baker.'

'I'm not sure that Rebecca hasn't won, even now,' Maxim went on

She loved her husband, and she was sure that the sheer power of her love would restore the luster to their marriage

He had seen Tina's work in some lounges around town, and he had surprised her when he'd offered her the chance to co-produce Magyck! At first, she hadn't been sure if she should take the job

To Tina, Stryker said, "But if it's flattery you need - and I'm sure you already get a lot of it, lovely as you are - no one in Vegas can flatter with more charm and style than Helen."

Time for Elliot Stryker? She wasn't sure

She didn't bother picking up the knife, because she was sure the problem wasn't an intruder

Vivienne had no logical explanation for what had happened, but she knew one thing for sure: She wasn't going to tell anyone what she had seen here tonight

I just have to check on the show once every couple of weeks to make sure the tone of it isn't drifting away from my original intention."

"If Joel's right - and I'm sure he is - then it's best to get in the habit of staying away right from the start."

She wasn't sure she would be able to get any more sleep, but she had to try

Tina wasn't sure how to begin

I'm sure of it."

She was absolutely sure of that now.

I'm not really sure why I did," she lied

I'm sure there's a lot of work to do on a show like Magyck! Even after, it opens

You only give when you're sure of getting back twice as much

At first, she wasn't sure what she was crying about

I sure hope not

"Something sure as hell went wrong," she said

"But I'm sure I didn't imagine it

It never lasts for long, but when I first wake up, I'm sure he's alive somewhere

If I'd seen the body, then I'd have known for sure

That'll improve my psychological condition for sure, and I'll be better able to deal with the creep, whoever he is

We respect each other, and I'm sure he'll do something for me if he can

"Elliot, are you sure you aren't feeling those cognacs we had at my office?"

"Are you sure you don't want to go to McDonald's?"

Perhaps it was too soon to tell for sure, but he was beginning to think that fate, in an uncharacteristic flush of generosity, had given him a second chance at happiness.

She never was sure who initiated the first kiss

"We gotta be sure you tell us the truth."

They appeared to be genuinely surprised by this news, and Elliot was pretty sure they weren't the people who had been trying to scare Tina

Not the CID, for sure; there's no military discipline about you

"How can I be sure?"

It was as heavy as the first, and she figured it contained more comic books, but she opened it to be sure.

If you're sure-"

Yeah, sure, just about as coincidental as sunrise following sunset.

"I'm not sure that's a good idea."

"He wanted to check my furnace, make sure there wasn't any gas escaping."

Elliot said, "I sure hope it is, Tom

"I'd sure like to interrogate Vince, but we can't

"Is that likely? I mean, how could they be sure he'd win the election?"

I'm pretty sure we can find a reporter who'll go with that much and write a story about how a bunch of nameless, faceless people want to keep us from reopening Danny's grave, how maybe something truly strange lies at the bottom of the Sierra tragedy

"I'm sure you don't

"And I sure wouldn't choose to have my nice, peaceful, quiet life turned upside down

"Yeah, sure."

"Oh, sure

I'm not sure

And I want to be damn sure before we try to go public with it

"Vince's friends are sure to be waiting for us there."

One thing for sure, he's definitely not on our side

She wasn't exactly sure

"My Danny is alive! I'm sure of it."

Danny said he was sure Elmer wasn't going to come back because he'd been hit and killed by a truck

"You're sure?"

If they found Danny and then perished trying to save him, that would be a nasty trick of fate, for sure

Willis Bruckster was so sure he appeared dull and ordinary that he wouldn't have been surprised if a guard had looked at him and yawned.

"I'm no doctor," Bruckster said, "but it sure looks like a heart attack to me, the way he dropped like a stone, same way my uncle Ned went down last Fourth of July right in the middle of the fireworks display."

I'm sure he wants to ask you a lot of questions."

"Oh, I'm damn sure he does

I'm sure he will."

"You were so sure they didn't know a thing about the Sierra labs," Alexander said

And Stryker knows for sure that we've got it staked out

And you won't know for sure until he lands up there."

"When he finally dies, we'll want to know for sure it was the injections that killed him

"They scare me sure enough

"Maybe," Dombey said, though he was sure of it.

He helped Tina over the cemetery wall, and then, clambering after her, he was sure that someone grabbed his coat from behind

And I guess they were so sure of where we were headed, they didn't think it was necessary to keep a close watch on us

As Elliot was opening the driver's door, he saw movement out of the corner of his eye, and he looked up, already sure of what he would see

The Network was financed with some difficulty, to be sure, but it was undeniably well funded

At least half of the people who worked for it did not even realize it existed; some thought they were employed by the FBI; others were sure they worked for the CIA; and still others believed that they were in the hire of various branches of the Treasury Department, including the Secret Service

Yes, he was sure that his father and uncles would give him their blessings - if only he were permitted to tell them.

I made sure he couldn't reach you, couldn't hurt you."

I'm sure of it."

I'm sure Jaborski had maps

"I'm not sure yet." She threw back the covers and got out of bed

"You're sure?"

Elliot said, "I'm sure this seems ridiculous, Billy

Elliot was not sure when Tina slipped under the hypnotist's spell, and he had no idea how this smooth mesmerism was accomplished

"Are you sure?"

I'm sure he was telling me that he could help us get to him."

You can do that sort of thing as long as they know for sure you're capable of paying the entire bill when it comes due a month later."

"Can't say for sure either way

"I'm not sure if it's useful or not." He frowned

"It's sure strange, though."

"Intentionally, I'm sure

"You're so sure."

I'm sure of that

I'm sure you're right about that too," Elliot said

"We're sure to encounter at least a couple of security men, no matter how clever Danny is

"But we're sure going to have fun trying!"

"I wish I was as sure as you

There doesn't appear to be anything life-threatening about the parietal spot, but you sure should keep a watch on it."

And for sure, if the people in this installation got the idea that Danny's newfound psychic abilities were a result of the parietal spot caused by his repeated exposure to Wuhan-400, they would want to test him, poke and probe at him

All I know is that during the fourteen or sixteen - or seven thousand - months that we worked together, through countless story meetings in the development executive's office, I was never sure that any of my writing confreres had read the complete novel that he or she was adapting - or understood what had been read

The heating coils would probably have to maintain the road at about 38 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit to be sure that it remained free of snow and ice

I found out that the captain and two of his men, all Americans, weren't on the ship last night, so I'm sure they killed poor John Openshaw

One thing I am sure of: my brother's wife certainly did not know how to set and operate this hammer.'

'Are you sure it's not dangerous to drink?' I asked, as he opened the bottle.

'Absolutely sure, Helene,' he said, giving me a glass

I am sure you agree with me.'

'I can't be sure until we get the bullet out

He was sure that it was very important.

I am sure I know who did it

Well, I'm almost sure that isn't true

When she came in, I asked her, 'Mary, are you sure you didn't hear the shot yesterday evening?'

You can think of them yourself, I am sure.'

'I'm not sure.'

But Miss Marple was sure she had seen nobody in the road when he and Anne were in the studio.

But a nice-looking young man, I'm sure they would tell him at once.'

The inspector had told me she wasn't sure of the time when he questioned her, but she was sure now.

'But you can never be sure they will be on time

'The police aren't sure.' I then told him that I was worried about my curate, Hawes, and that I was anxious that he should get away for a rest.

'I'm not sure that "looks after" are the right words for anything that Mary does,' I said

They still think the 6.20 was written by someone else - but they're not sure.'

'I'm not sure that I can save him, Melchett.'

'He made sure of that.'

It upset all my ideas and made me think he was not guilty - when up to then I had been sure that he was.'

Of course, I was always sure it was Mr Hawes, but then..

She wandered into my study and told me that she had always been sure her stepmother was involved

'I'm not sure about that

I watched the fighting-machine closely, sure for the first time that it did actually contain a Martian

But, Mr Holmes, I am sure that my wife loves me.'

I am sure of it

I am sure that our maid had warned them that I was arriving, and they all went away

Then he said, 'Are you sure that the yellow face was a man's face?'

'Each time I saw it,' he replied, 'I saw it from a distance, so I am not sure.'

When we arrived there, Holmes asked Mr Munro if he was sure he wanted to enter the cottage

Mr Munro said he was sure and we went to the door of the cottage

Are you sure you don't want anything now?

I'm sure I can love several men at the same time.' 'Mercy!'

After all, she was sure to hear it one day.'

'I know for sure she wants an electric motor for her sewing machine.'

If I were Mercy, I am sure that's exactly what I would do

'Ruin, ruin, ruin! Christ! See, Connie, the funny thing is that I am sure you are the only person who thought it was a disaster to have a sister who was the girlfriend of a big man.'

She talks about a girlfriend but I'm not sure that I know her.'

'Well,' said Miss Halcombe, 'I'm sure that Mr Hartright will pay us compliments even if our drawings are horrible.'

I'm sure she told them

He doesn't recognise his own niece! He's sure that she's Anne Catherick!'

He was sure that she knew his secret, so he put her in the asylum

I am sure of this