look certain

Frequency: 6.520.1 per million words

To appear to be sure or definite based on external signs.

certainVERB + certain

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Examples (10)

  • The candidate looked certain to win the election after his powerful speech.
  • For a while, the team's victory looked certain, but the opposition scored twice in the final minutes.
  • With all the evidence presented, his conviction looks certain.
  • It looked certain to rain, so we brought our umbrellas just in case.
  • The company's collapse looked certain until a last-minute investor saved it.
  • She looks certain to get the promotion she has been working so hard for.
  • Their path to the championship no longer looks so certain after losing their star player.
  • Given their advanced technology, their success in the mission looked certain from the start.
  • The bill looked certain to pass, but a surprising number of representatives voted against it.
  • Even though the outcome now looks certain, we shouldn't get complacent.