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Idiom

I'm sure

Meaning

Used as an interjection to indicate denial or contradiction in response to an assertion or accusation.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“You think I broke the vase? I'm sure!”

“He claimed I was the one who started the argument, but I'm sure.”

“When the manager accused her of neglecting her duties, she retorted with a sharp, I'm sure, before walking out of the office.”

Examples

simple

“You think I broke the vase? I'm sure!”

contextual

“He claimed I was the one who started the argument, but I'm sure.”

complex

“When the manager accused her of neglecting her duties, she retorted with a sharp, I'm sure, before walking out of the office.”

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