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

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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Adverb
Borrowing that moniker from HP's laptop lineup, the Omen Transcend 32 OLED ($1,299) is a 32-inch QD-OLED 4K gaming monitor that promises pro-grade color performance and top-of-the-line gaming features—and, sure enough, delivers on both. PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025 And sure enough, this resulted in a yield of over 1,000%. Michael Irving, New Atlas, 14 Mar. 2025 Fans were on high-alert ahead of the two-year anniversary of Whole Lotta Red on Christmas 2022, and sure enough, Carti posted what looked like an album cover to Instagram on Christmas Eve. Justin Curto, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025 These are lower-end bike computers that, sure enough, could roughly tally with the rectangular diagram seen in the FCC documentation. Andrew Williams, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sure-enough

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

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“Sure-enough.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure-enough. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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