sure
adjective
free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something.
sureness
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a word derived from
sure.
Example Sentences
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Both of them remember a collaborator who made up for his inexperience with a calm sense of sureness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
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
Then, working with increasing sureness, he looked down and used both hands.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
