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

Check for dry-clean only: Another important reason for checking tags is to make sure your washing machine can handle the job. —Lauren David, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025

Task tracking software can make sure work gets done. —Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

In some cases, the executive branch has stepped in to enforce court orders, such as when then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower ordered the National Guard to make sure states followed the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education landmark decision ending segregation in public schools. —Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025

Our pursuit to make sure that every shot is contested will be relentless. —Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for make sure

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