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Definition of "sure-enough" [sure-enough]

  • Genuine; real.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "sure-enough" in a sentence
  • "He was not yet fourteen, and he was accepted as the mascot of the ranch and made into a “sure-enough” cowboy by cowboys who, on legal papers, legally signed names such as Wild Horse, Willie Buck, Boomer Deacon, and High Pockets."
  • "We tested it in RegOnline's Adwords ads and, sure-enough, "Seamless Seminar Software" got 10% more click-throughs than "Online Seminar Registration" ... along with a dozen other headlines that rhymed versus ones that didn't."
  • "But boy howdy, they'd better get ready for some sure-enough heavy ordnance -- fired from distant ships, from far-flung bases and from computer consoles in leafy Stateside suburbs, where you can bravely kill some alleged attempted somebody-or-other (and everyone in their immediate vicinity), and still make it home in time to to eat supper with the kids."
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