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.
• The Red Sox will surely be one of the teams hitting the road.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2022
• The twists and turns are fresh and new for the genre, and the suspense will surely have you on the edge of your seat.
  — Emy Lacroix, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
• Years from now, this will surely be hailed as one of the great films of this decade.
  — James Factora, Them, 15 Aug. 2024
• The first pitch was an 88-mph changeup away, off the plate, surely a ball.
  — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• The chant surely brought a smile to Matt Caldwell’s face.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 June 2024
• If not on the kitchen table, surely on the snack table in the den next to his chair in front of the TV.
  — Ellyn Laub, Sun Sentinel, 15 Sep. 2022
• The Bills surely will want to play hard and win one for Hamlin, as well.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
• And her revival here in the States will surely renew it.
  — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
• Plus, the film drags near the end, as there surely was no need for a movie like this to clock in at over two hours.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 23 Dec. 2022
• The list of events is in date order and will surely put you in a Halloween mood.
  — The Courier-Journal, 26 Sep. 2022
• But this remains a huge what-if for fans, and surely even more so for Williams.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 10 Aug. 2022
• Zoë Kravitz surely isn’t ready to hang up the sheer looks that have become the bread and butter of her wardrobe.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2024
• The effects of the work stoppages will surely linger into next year.
  — J. Clara Chan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2023
• The creation of Port is surely one of the happiest accidents in the world of wine.
  — Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2023
• This pre-lit tree will get you in the Christmas spirit and will surely last for years to come.
  — Genevieve Cepeda, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
• McAfee is new to the network, and surely giving his bosses a few headaches.
  — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2024
• If Biden can’t beat him, then surely someone else can—and must.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 19 July 2024
• This 12-film project is surely going to give the audience a breath of fresh air.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023
• Cobb helps round out the running back room as the youngest player and is one Williams can surely relate to.
  — Ainslie Lee | [e-mail], al, 15 Aug. 2023
• Still, the turbulent events led some investors to feel that surely the worst was over.
  — Joe Rennison John-Michael Murphy, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2022
• Though Niebla surely felt that, something stronger kept him on track.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
• There are surely many more nods to Tiana, the real Chase family and the wider Princess and the Frog universe.
  — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
• But a vision has been planted—as surely as a lemon tree.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
• Come Election Day, this female rage would surely smack Trump, a rapist, clear across the face.
  — Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
• This is neither here or there with Season 2 out and Season 3 firmly on the way, but surely Gi-hun could have used his wealth to do more than fill a room with guns and hire people to patrol train stations?
  — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
• And nonstop joy would, surely, destroy your dopamine receptors.
  — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Jan 2025