sureness
- a word derived from sure.
Example Sentences
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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
The sureness of her jumps, her ability to captivate an audience and the exquisite quality of her edges — the technique that puts the “figure” in figure skating — make her an entrancing athlete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
“His sureness in catching and his decision-making with his passing and threatening from three, it just pulls some people out so there might be some more driving opportunities,” Bennett said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2023
Minerva’s voice has the steely sureness it gets whenever she talks politics.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
