sure-enough

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adjective

sure enough

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adverb

: as one might expect : certainly

Examples of sure-enough in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Adverb
And sure enough, there is one on the theater’s new schedule. David Lyman, The Enquirer, 8 Mar. 2024 Little Elliotte, on her birthday, runs down there to go retrieve her planes to come back and do it again, and sure enough Wyatt was locked and loaded. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024 And sure enough, the twentieth century witnessed the creation of considerably more operas with plots centered on the death of children, Leoš Janáček’s Jenůfa (1904) and Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes (1945) and Curlew River (1964) prominent among them. Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 15 Feb. 2024 But sure enough, here’s a call from Coach (John) Fox. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024 And sure enough, the Falcons made their first two 3-point attempts and took an 8-6 lead. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2024 Elizabeth and Joshua Colbert Elizabeth found their class photo — and sure enough, Joshua was in the photo. Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024 And sure enough, the critics and even the fans rated it better and bought more of it. Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024 And sure enough, after a round of votes, the two met up. Marc Lacey, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

circa 1545, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sure-enough was circa 1545

Dictionary Entries Near sure-enough

sure enough

sure-enough

surefire

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“Sure-enough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure-enough. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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