How to Use surely in a Sentence

surely

adverb

• This is surely the best dessert you have ever made.
• He will surely be missed.
• Surely you must admit that it was a good decision.
• She answered quickly and surely.
• The twists and turns are fresh and new for the genre, and the suspense will surely have you on the edge of your seat.
  — Emy Lacroix, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
• Years from now, this will surely be hailed as one of the great films of this decade.
  — James Factora, Them, 15 Aug. 2024
• The first pitch was an 88-mph changeup away, off the plate, surely a ball.
  — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• The chant surely brought a smile to Matt Caldwell’s face.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
• The Bills surely will want to play hard and win one for Hamlin, as well.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
• And her revival here in the States will surely renew it.
  — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• Plus, the film drags near the end, as there surely was no need for a movie like this to clock in at over two hours.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 23 Dec. 2022
• Zoë Kravitz surely isn’t ready to hang up the sheer looks that have become the bread and butter of her wardrobe.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
• The effects of the work stoppages will surely linger into next year.
  — J. Clara Chan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• The creation of Port is surely one of the happiest accidents in the world of wine.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2023
• McAfee is new to the network, and surely giving his bosses a few headaches.
  — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024
• If Biden can’t beat him, then surely someone else can—and must.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024
• This 12-film project is surely going to give the audience a breath of fresh air.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
• Cobb helps round out the running back room as the youngest player and is one Williams can surely relate to.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 15 Aug. 2023
• Still, the turbulent events led some investors to feel that surely the worst was over.
  — Joe Rennison John-Michael Murphy, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2022
• Though Niebla surely felt that, something stronger kept him on track.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
• There are surely many more nods to Tiana, the real Chase family and the wider Princess and the Frog universe.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
• But a vision has been planted—as surely as a lemon tree.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
• The fifth heart will be a winner, and the ace of diamonds surely faces shortness.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024
• Winning album of the year at the Grammy Awards, and recording some of the greatest songs to emerge from the ‘90s, will surely open doors.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 27 June 2024
• By paying those three guys, Moreno would have little left to build a team around them, and Ohtani surely knows it.
  — Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2023
• The same surely goes for Mahomes and any number of other passers.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
• And, surely, that's reason enough for people to get a taste for themselves next year.
  — Kareema Bee, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
• Pulpy yet precise, those red strokes merge form and hue as surely as any of Louis’s rivulets of poured color.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
• Theft and other crime, the Walmart watchers said, is surely a concern for the chain.
  — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023
• But the rat itself was surely born here, in the Valley, begotten of that species of teenagers caroming through the malls in flocks and packs.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024