be sure

Example Sentences

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Balogun then looked over at a frowning Ream, who had just finished urging his teammates to be sure to stop and smell the flowers along this World Cup journey.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Once your prediction has been submitted you are unable to change it, so be sure to pick carefully.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

To be sure, it’s easier to posit electrical issues External link for the 787, which entered service in 2011.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Amid this upheaval, he wanted to be sure that his son, Septimius, inherited the wisdom of the ancient Greeks—but doubted whether Septimius would have the patience to wade through a vast corpus of 1,000-year-old works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He waited another couple of seconds to be sure his skin didn’t fade again, then returned to the office.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste