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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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Tore it apart before scraping it and sure enough, tucked into a corner, covered with lint, was an old gold ring.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The police officer says that the fire department had alerted them about this fire hazard, and sure enough my accountant looks down, and his car is half in the red zone.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
One of PitchingWRX’s success stories, sure enough, is a Giant whose locker at Scottsdale Stadium resides right next to Fulmer’s.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
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And sure enough, sure enough, we got hit.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Tore it apart before scraping it and sure enough, tucked into a corner, covered with lint, was an old gold ring.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The police officer says that the fire department had alerted them about this fire hazard, and sure enough my accountant looks down, and his car is half in the red zone.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
One of PitchingWRX’s success stories, sure enough, is a Giant whose locker at Scottsdale Stadium resides right next to Fulmer’s.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Sure-enough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure-enough. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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