sure
adjective
free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something.
sureness
-
a word derived from
sure.
Example Sentences
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Andrew Robare, a corps de ballet dancer since 2022, tore up the stage by tearing into the often cheeky choreographic details with confidence and sureness of footing and posture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
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
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
The sureness in Minny’s eyes changes to something darting, paranoid.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
