Examples of to be sure in a Sentence
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Contreras, to be sure, didn’t cover himself in glory during all this, either.
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David Aldridge,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
But meteorologists and heat experts want to be sure people take the warnings seriously because heat really can kill you.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Flawed to be sure, but the document, mostly written by Thomas Jefferson, has inspired freedom movements the world over.
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Max Taves,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026
The footprint is compact for a four-bay model, to be sure; most such designs are lying-down shoeboxes.
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John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
But to be sure, for your readers and viewers, those cases are facially hard to reconcile beyond the court engaging in pure pragmatism.
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John E. Jones Iii,
The Conversation,
1 July 2026
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David Aldridge,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
But meteorologists and heat experts want to be sure people take the warnings seriously because heat really can kill you.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
3 July 2026
Flawed to be sure, but the document, mostly written by Thomas Jefferson, has inspired freedom movements the world over.
—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026
The footprint is compact for a four-bay model, to be sure; most such designs are lying-down shoeboxes.
—
John R. Delaney,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
But to be sure, for your readers and viewers, those cases are facially hard to reconcile beyond the court engaging in pure pragmatism.
—
John E. Jones Iii,
The Conversation,
1 July 2026
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“To be sure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20be%20sure. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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