to be sure

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Synonyms of to be surenext
: it must be acknowledged : admittedly

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The footprint is compact for a four-bay model, to be sure; most such designs are lying-down shoeboxes. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026 Contreras, to be sure, didn’t cover himself in glory during all this, either. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 4 July 2026 But to be sure, for your readers and viewers, those cases are facially hard to reconcile beyond the court engaging in pure pragmatism. — John E. Jones Iii, The Conversation, 1 July 2026 Flawed to be sure, but the document, mostly written by Thomas Jefferson, has inspired freedom movements the world over. — Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for to be sure

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