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Recent Examples of unsure That’s the Leo shadow: craving to be seen or validated, but unsure if you’re even aligned with your own desires. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 20 July 2025 Scientists are still unsure about deep-sea mining’s potential impacts on creatures that call the seafloor home. Amber X. Chen, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2025 Crews are out working on affected roadways, but the Missouri Department of Transportation is unsure when 23rd Street will open, according to Kansas City district communications manager Brooke Rohlfing. Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2025 While denim has always had its own language—centered around fit, wash, and rise—the sheer range of choices today is leaving many shoppers unsure of where to begin. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsure
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Adjective
  • Some students might be tempted to argue against it entirely, assuming that admissions officers will favor this kind of response or be skeptical of those who express too favorable views of the technology.
    Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • That made some residents skeptical because no additions or renovations to the University Building are expected to be part of the development.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • Turquoise Alerts are for missing endangered persons under 65 in suspicious circumstances, while Silver Alerts are for those 65+ or with cognitive disabilities.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
  • Police said in a news conference that there were no signs of suspicious activity in his death and an investigation is ongoing.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Adjective
  • Alexander Isak is training individually at former club Real Sociedad with his future at Newcastle United uncertain.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 31 July 2025
  • The shift is rapid, relentless, and, for millions of Americans, deeply uncertain.
    John Hope Bryant, Time, 31 July 2025
Adjective
  • That chain of events is doubtful since Verstappen backed Horner in the media days before the firing.
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
  • Moments before the ceremony, her attendance was doubtful.
    Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025

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“Unsure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsure. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

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