How to Use assure in a Sentence
assure
verb- I can assure you that you won't be disappointed.
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Also, demand that the owner and the board assure you that the underlying problem that caused the leak has been resolved.
— Ronda Kaysen, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2022 -
His banter with Jost should assure him several more appearances on the segment.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2022 -
Then-game director Jeff Kaplan tried to assure fans that the transition to the sequel would be a smooth one.
— Kris Holt, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022 -
The guild would protect story credits, assure standardized contracts and, to maximize its pull, mandate a closed shop.
— Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Oct. 2022 -
With fewer children being born and people living longer, the long-term survival of the country’s social welfare systems is by no means assured.
— Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024 -
Next, Gulman assures the audience of the villainy of his antagonist.
— John Roy, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024 -
Buckingham has assured Trump that her office would work with federal agencies to construct a detention center.
— Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 27 Nov. 2024 -
The Hemp Collect works side-by-side with organic hemp farms to assure their products only include the best ingredients.
— Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022 -
That letter attempted to assure the coalition that the studios shared their concerns, but offered no specifics, and deferred to the health plans in the individual unions.
— Kate Aurthur, Variety, 28 Sep. 2022 -
The day after the election, Abeyta sent a letter home assuring parents their children are welcome and safe, no matter who is president.
— Bianca Vázquez Toness, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024 -
Winchester clearly knows what's up and hightails it out of the room, leaving Jess and Jimmy to assure each other that everything's good.
— Sara Netzley, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2022 -
But the backtracking appeared to be necessary in order to assure nervous investors, who sent the value of the pound plummeting in the past few weeks due to worries about the government’s spending plans.
— Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 18 Oct. 2022 -
If the Kings win twice, they’re assured a spot ahead of the Lakers.
— Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 -
The government has to crack in the right way, and that is far from assured.
— David E. Sanger, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2019 -
But the only way the Cougars can assure themselves a spot is to win out.
— Jason McDaniel, Houston Chronicle, 9 Apr. 2018 -
And a clip to keep the grill lid closed assures that the whole package stays intact.
— Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2023 -
DeMelo assured me that wasn't the case with this pair, though.
— Devon Abelman, Allure, 15 Dec. 2017 -
Andy was assured that such a flood was a one-in-a-lifetime event.
— Nancy Lord, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2018 -
But fans of the show can rest assured that there's no lasting bad blood.
— Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 29 Jan. 2020 -
The Buckeyes fell apart late in that one, too, after the loss was assured.
— Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 9 Sep. 2019 -
We were assured she had been spayed and this was in writing as well.
— Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 29 June 2018 -
Streets in the late 1800s were made of dirt and assured you would be covered in dirt if white was worn.
— Jordan Green, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2024 -
Pre-bake a hashbrown crust to assure potatoes crisp on the bottom of the quiche.
— Dallas News, 23 Sep. 2020 -
The event on Wednesday was meant to assure people that the troubles are over.
— New York Times, 19 May 2021 -
Rest assured that the views of the McDowell Mountains and Phoenix are well worth the effort.
— Jeff Ficker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Rest assured, the remaining glass is as flat as a frozen lake.
— Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 15 Jan. 2018 -
The new system would all but assure the state's No. 2 leader would be from the same party.
— Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 8 Nov. 2022 -
She is assured of taking at least one more bow in the singles draw.
— Howard Fendrich, Houston Chronicle, 31 May 2018 -
Cup and straw both had to be clean to assure no germs would assail the children (or the able-bodied men).
— Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 21 June 2018
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