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sure enough

sure enough adverb: just as one would expect.

Adverb

sure enough (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic, evaluative) Just as one would expect.
    • Rain had been predicted for that day and, sure enough, it was beginning to rain.
    • Her body measurements are perfect in every dimension / She's got a figure / That's sure enough getting attention1981 August, Leon Haywood, “She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)” (track 5), in Carl Carlton, performed by Carl Carlton

Questions about sure enough

What does sure enough mean?
Sure enough means just as one would expect.
What part of speech is sure enough?
Sure enough is an adverb.

Words near sure enough in the dictionary

  1. sure as the sun is going to come up tomorrow morning
  2. sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow
  3. sure as the sun is going to rise tomorrow morning
  4. sure as the world
  5. sure bet
  6. sure enough
  7. sure hand at the tiller
  8. sure hand on the tiller
  9. sure hands at the tiller
  10. sure hands at the tillers
  11. sure hands on the tiller

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