How to Use ensure in a Sentence

ensure

verb

• They took steps to ensure the safety of the passengers.
• Frozen mashed potatoes ensure that this comforting dinner will be on the table in an hour.
  — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2024
• Side sleepers should use thicker pillows, our experts say, to ensure the loft is high enough to support the neck.
  — Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Feb. 2023
• Pham recommends using a food processor to ensure a smooth batter with no lumps.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2023
• Due to the tight turnaround, the crew members are working overnight to ensure delivery in time for the show’s airing.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023
• The switch will ensure that no player will have to deal with the stigma of being picked last, even though that hasn’t been too much of an issue in the past.
  — Tom Withers, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Feb. 2023
• Additionally, if using this method on tile, ensure the grout is sealed so the vinegar doesn’t weaken it.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
• Their desire for freedom from oppression meant ensuring people could speak their minds, pursue their dreams and live without fear of tyranny.
  — Peggy O’Neal Faith Matters, arkansasonline.com, 19 Oct. 2024
• Each stone or steel was tested the same, preheated for an hour at 500ºF and semolina flour was used to ensure that pizzas didn't stick to the stone.
  — Eva Bleyer, Good Housekeeping, 15 Feb. 2023
• Traditionally, these mixes have used sphagnum peat moss to ensure the soil has a good mix of drainage and water retention, and many seed starting mixes still do.
  — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
• One goal is to ensure that EV drivers will have the ability to drive across the country and easily find a reliable charger.
  — Willie James Inman, CBS News, 15 Feb. 2023
• Gratitude and support go a long way to ensure an evergreen collaboration.
  — Jeanne M. Stafford, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
• In response, Porter wanted to ensure that Robyn's onstage performances were depicted with all the glamour and joy of a real drag show.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2023
• Your support ensures Vox a stable, independent source of funding to underpin our journalism.
  — Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 30 Oct. 2024
• Glassman said the company had concerns about the high costs of license conversion fees and wants to ensure people who are homebound or disabled still will be able to get their medical cannabis prescriptions.
  — Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2023
• Use one of the 121 privacy codes to ensure minimal disruption from other campers while communicating about who needs to bring what to dinner with friends or family.
  — Sarah Kester, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2023
• The best way to store nuts is in the freezer to ensure freshness.
  — Amanda Cushman, charlotteobserver, 19 Dec. 2017
• One way to ensure the new year is off to a great start?
  — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 4 Jan. 2022
• One more trick is to ensure that the U.S. be trapped in debt crisis.
  — Manyin Li, National Review, 7 Mar. 2021
• Secure the lid of the Instant Pot and ensure that vent is closed.
  — Chula King, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022
• This helps kids learn how to buckle up on their own and ensure that the straps are in the right place.
  — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 20 Oct. 2022
• Power has been shut off to help ensure no sparks reignite the fire.
  — Simone Jameson and Jared Goffinet, The Enquirer, 30 Dec. 2022
• For years, a system was in place to ensure the far right didn’t achieve this.
  — Constant Méheut, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2022
• But a lot of drinks have to be downed to ensure that the average pub can stay open.
  — Sophie Mellor, Fortune, 15 May 2021
• Tie-downs near the nose and in the middle of the board ensure that each paddler can have his or her gear close.
  — Dylan Silver, Outside Online, 5 July 2018
• Wipe knife clean with a towel to ensure your cuts are clean.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2022
• Producers ensure that no two girls wear the same dress on the first night of the season.
  — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 16 Jan. 2019
• But there is an easy way to ensure your emails do not get lost in the abyss that is your main inbox.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
• Background checks are a crucial tool to ensure that firearms do not end up in the wrong hands.
  — Joe Thelusca, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2024
• This will keep your hands free and ensure your upper body form is spot on.
  — CNN Underscored, 1 Nov. 2017

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024