sure-enough

[ shoor-i-nuhf, shur- ]
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adjectiveOlder Use.
  1. real; genuine.

Origin of sure-enough

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First recorded in 1535–45

Words Nearby sure-enough

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How to use sure-enough in a sentence

  • And sure enough when Sunday came, and the pencil was restored to him, he promptly showed nurse his picture.

    Children's Ways | James Sully
  • So when the bunch got out quite a ways, I quits the camp an' swings round in a wide circle—an' sure enough they'd left their mark.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • It'll be a sure enough smoky one, too, with this mixture uh dry grass an' the new growth springin' up.

    Raw Gold | Bertrand W. Sinclair
  • “Your taste in music is mighty poor, sure enough, Burd,” commented Darry.

  • Richard shook his head, not quite satisfied, but not sure enough that he entered into her meaning to question it.

    The Daisy Chain | Charlotte Yonge

Other Idioms and Phrases with sure-enough

sure-enough

Actually, as one might have thought, as in Sure enough, the plane was three hours late. [Mid-1500s]

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