Assures
[ə'ʃuəz]
Examples
- Major Murphy, to whom I owe most of my facts, assures me that he has never heard of any misunderstanding between the pair. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- My Lady, with a disdainful gesture of the hand that holds the screen, assures him of his being worth no complaint from her. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Only the single, the uniform, assures coherence and harmony. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- The account of what was imported under register, he assures us, is exact. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Increased intelligence assures perpetuation of other species in novel and unf oreseen conditions. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Your manner, no less than your actions, assures me that you have never forgotten it, or ceased to think of it with bitterness,' returned Mr. Brownlow. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Bonajutus assures us, that of 18,914 inhabitants, 18,000 perished therein. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- It would at first be thought quite impossible for a crab to open a strong cocoanut covered with husk, but Mr. Liesk assures me that he has repeatedly seen this effected. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Weevle and Guppy good morning, assures them of the satisfaction with which he sees them uninjured, and accompanies Mrs. Snagsby from the Sol's Arms. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- As to the nature of the case, our confidence in your skill assures us that you will ascertain it for yourself better than we can describe it. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- He came out, and assures me that, though everything has been done, no trace of a clue has been discovered. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
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