Examples of sure-enough in a Sentence
Adjective
a sure-enough ghost town that is a relic of the gold rush days
the inventor showed that he did have a sure-enough death ray
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Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
And sure enough, a GJ in Virginia has handed down an indictment of James Comey, the former FBI director whom Trump fired early in his first term, on the basis of an allegation Comey gave false testimony to Congress in September 2020.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
But sure enough, that’ll get back to Lisa.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
American growth and opportunity in times like 1836-61 and 1865-1913—and even, sure enough, 1811-12—was epic.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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Adverb
Cora planned for his players to test the right fielder’s bum elbow — the Red Sox always attack pinstriped vulnerabilities on the basepaths — and sure enough Nick Sogard turned a single into a double in the seventh because Judge can’t throw the ball.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
And sure enough, a GJ in Virginia has handed down an indictment of James Comey, the former FBI director whom Trump fired early in his first term, on the basis of an allegation Comey gave false testimony to Congress in September 2020.
—Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
But sure enough, that’ll get back to Lisa.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
American growth and opportunity in times like 1836-61 and 1865-1913—and even, sure enough, 1811-12—was epic.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Sure-enough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure-enough. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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