make sure
idiom
: to find out or do something so that one has no doubt about whether something is true, correct, will happen, etc.
Make sure (that) you turn the oven off.
They made sure everyone knew where they were supposed to be.
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One was not to get involved any further and risk reprisals; the other was that the family had a moral as well as a practical responsibility to make sure this group of kidnappers wouldn’t go on to commit future crimes.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Determine family meeting places, and make sure to include an out-of-town location in case of evacuation.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Luckily for Claire, her mom is the sort that will stop at nothing to make sure her baby girl is safe.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Firms have to rethink their IP strategy to make sure human review and oversight are part of the development loop.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Determine family meeting places, and make sure to include an out-of-town location in case of evacuation.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Luckily for Claire, her mom is the sort that will stop at nothing to make sure her baby girl is safe.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2025
Firms have to rethink their IP strategy to make sure human review and oversight are part of the development loop.
—Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for make sure
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“Make sure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20sure. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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