certainty

Example Sentences

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If your goal is only making decisions when you have 100% certainty, you’re not going to make a whole lot of decisions.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

After surgery last week to try to regain his hearing, Moore is in a painful recovery process with no certainty that his hearing will return, his attorney said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

"We're preparing to give families long-term certainty and avoid unnecessary disruption at the departure gate this summer," said Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Uleer wrote that “the ‘sell in May’ strategy offers no greater certainty of success than flipping a coin.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Ekon Okojo, who was not an academic, knew better than to believe in myths and folktales—they lacked accreditation—but there was one thing he believed in with certainty.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray