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.
  • Each of these surely played a role.
    — Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
  • You will be surely missed my friend.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2025
  • That must surely give one pause.
    — David W. Brown, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
  • Konate will surely find his best form again soon.
    — Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • There’s some joke in that, surely.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Nov. 2025
  • And a few more will surely be added to the list over the next two weeks.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Both sides would surely prefer this to get done now.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Salah surely can do more in the return leg.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • All of that is surely quite pleasing to him.
    — Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 17 Mar. 2026
  • While a title is surely out of reach, a deep run is not.
    — Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
  • They who will surely wear it proudly for all the rest of time.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2025
  • And surely, so were the old legends on hand.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Years from now, this will surely be hailed as one of the great films of this decade.
    — James Factora, Them, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The Idol was bad, surely, or at least very much not-good.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 2 June 2026
  • But there has surely been some effect.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The balmy sunshine and ocean views surely help.
    — CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
  • High-speed on-road riding will surely drain things much faster.
    — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 25 July 2025
  • At least that’s something tourists will surely feel.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Their vile chants are surely loud enough to be heard from 25 feet away.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Font surely meant my final stop.
    — Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
  • And Big Oil would surely fight such a move.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 6 May 2026
  • If walls could talk, dive bars would surely have the best stories to tell.
    — Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Kupp surely felt all those feelings.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And surely that counts for something.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 June 2026
  • He surely isn’t done with vaccines.
    — Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Some, surely, have already done that.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026

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