How to Use unsure in a Sentence

unsure

adjective
Definition of unsurenext
Synonyms for unsurenext
  • The police then left, and the couple were unsure what to do next.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • She was wracked with guilt, unsure Theo would come if a stranger called him out of the brush.
    — Tracey Lindeman, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Observers are unsure which way the vote on Nov. 19 will go.
    — Amy Booth, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The caller was unsure if the dog is hung up on something.
    — cleveland, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Ships sat idle elsewhere, unsure where and when to dock.
    — Jenny Gross, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Investors appear to be more unsure of the Fed’s next moves than in the stock market’s ups and downs.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Parents who are unsure about whether to keep their child home should talk with their school’s staff, Schmidt said.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Talk to a health care provider about treatment if your are bitten, scratched or unsure.
    — Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2023
  • In fact, the report notes, Microsoft remains unsure if this event led to the breach.
    — Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The 52-year-old, unsure the business would survive, scrambled to figure out how to come up with the cash to pay the taxes.
    — Jennifer Williams-Alvarez, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Blancq had to take a bus to Logan from his seasonal job in New Hampshire and was unsure of the storm’s path.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Blancq had to take a bus to Logan from his seasonal job in New Hampshire and was unsure of the storm's path.
    — CBS News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Police said the victim was unsure if the vehicle was locked or not.
    — Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Yet, 36% of workers were unsure whether they’re being monitored in the first place.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 27 July 2023
  • Problem was, there still were at least 14 minutes more of extra time and the Brazilians seemed unsure about how to kill them off.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • When Maeve sends Otis a nude photo, Otis is unsure about sending one in return.
    — Jaden Thompson, Variety, 12 Sep. 2023
  • As the perfect backup for unsure Missy, Mona is a true scene-stealer.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Interested in figuring out what all of the hype is about but unsure where to start?
    — William Earl, Variety, 13 Feb. 2024
  • There is Sister James, who is too unsure of herself to form an opinion.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Many who experienced the quake were unsure, at least at first, of what happened.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Her counsel was what was needed; the client was nervous and unsure about what was going to happen.
    — Jeff Gorke, Forbes, 16 July 2023
  • And as of Tuesday, the supervisors were still unsure about where that money would come from.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • The Moon in your sleepy 12th house is teaming up with aggressive Mars at the same degree, which could leave you spinning your wheels and unsure what to do.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • For cord cutters who are unsure which steaming service to go with, here’s a quick rundown.
    — al, 4 Mar. 2023
  • In 2019 Margot Robbie approached us about writing the script, and one of us (Noah) was deeply unsure about the whole endeavor.
    — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2023
  • When a person is unsure of the answer to a question like that, it’s been as rough-and-routinely-tumbling as sports get.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Officials are unsure how many people are caught in the debris.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 6 Feb. 2023
  • From fish to stream bed bugs and plant communities, the research team is unsure what changes may result.
    — Emily Schwing, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Doctors were still unsure of what caused Gold to fall ill at that point and the absence would eventually span the full 2022 season.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 21 July 2023
  • Still, the threat of layoffs continued to loom, with many staffers unsure of their positions and unclear as to when the cuts would arrive.
    — Dan Rys, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024

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