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.

Examples of make sure in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, a DEI program at a medical school might seek to make sure that doctors from affluent white backgrounds are aware of the structural barriers that patients from other backgrounds may face. —Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026

State officials who are defendants in the lawsuit denied restricting the detainees' access to their attorneys and said any protocols were in place for security reasons and to make sure there was sufficient staffing. —Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026

Identify your emergency contacts, memorize their phone numbers, and make sure your contacts can access all of your documents. —Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026

The receiver’s assistant deputy medical executive helps make sure health care services at correctional facilities are safe, high quality and constantly improving. —Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for make sure

• annexure
• embouchure
• epicure
• immature
• paramour
• premature
• reassure
• reinsure
• sinecure
• abjure
• adjure
• allure