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Example sentences for "ensure"

Lexicographically close words:
ensueing; ensues; ensueth; ensuing; ensuite; ensured; ensures; ensuring; enta; entablature
  1. In truth and sadness, these are no good epitaphs Anaides, to bestow upon any gentlewoman; and I'll ensure you if I had known you would have dealt thus with my daughter, she should never have fancied you so deeply as she has done.

  2. I do ensure your ladyships, he is a gentleman of a very worthy desert: and of a most bountiful nature.

  3. Luther was often to prove that the strong impression made by his personality was alone able to gain the day in cases of difficulty, to break down opposition and to ensure the successful carrying out of hardy plans.

  4. Neither was he slow to find practical measures to ensure its extirpation, especially when it threatened the good name and stability of his work.

  5. Nor was there any thing in the record of Hood, to cause apprehension that his possession of these qualities excluded such an equipoise of mental faculties, as should ensure a sound and discreet system of operations.

  6. For life is as a game of chess, where least causeth greatest, And an ill move bringeth loss, and a pawn may ensure victory.

  7. As she hesitated to pass on, the gallant, throwing his cloak from his shoulders, laid it on the miry spot, so as to ensure her stepping over it dryshod.

  8. In some cases the bib was made deeper under the arms, so as to allow the garment to fall in regular zigzag folds, ending in a point, which was weighted with little pellets of lead in order to ensure a better falling of the folds.

  9. The Queen's mere presence was enough to ensure that; but, in addition, the dominion of court etiquette was paramount.

  10. To ensure that they should be the aid of the camera was called in.

  11. Forecasts of methods of treatment likely to ensure success were made long ago.

  12. His anxiety to avoid catching cold actually leads him to weigh the samples of cloth submitted to him, to ensure that his next suit of clothes will be of the same weight as his last.

  13. A day came when application of the hand no longer seemed calculated to ensure immobility of the head, whereupon he hit on the idea of sitting astride a chair and propping his chin against it.

  14. To ensure precision of ideas and of terminology, we must restrict the expression to motor disturbances in which the characters of the muscular contraction are identical with those of normal acts.

  15. To ensure good fruit, thin the same out to 6 in.

  16. If it makes its appearance on the lawn, the first thing to do is to ensure a good drainage to the ground, rake the moss out, and apply nitrate of soda at the rate of 1 cwt.

  17. To ensure sound, crisp, fleshy roots they require to be grown quickly, therefore moist soil and liberal manuring is necessary, and the ground kept free from weeds.

  18. At the bottom of the pots place a few layers of crocks, and on these some rough mould so as to ensure perfect drainage.

  19. When the plants have done flowering pinch off the tops, to ensure a better crop; and if the black fly has attacked them, take off the tops low enough down to remove the pests, and burn them at once.

  20. Water liberally until earthed up to ensure crisp, solid hearts, and an occasional application of liquid manure will benefit the plants.

  21. It was but a large rivulet: two trees, the same number of props, and a few planks were sufficient to ensure the passage; but such was the confusion and inattention that the emperor was detained there.

  22. Second and third-class cars are nearly alike, save perhaps that there are cushions in the former, while there are none in the latter; though by no means does the purchase of a second-class ticket ensure cushions.

  23. What we are now to see is not a place designed for ease, comfort, and defence against ill conditions in this life, but rather to ensure pleasure and safety in the life to come.

  24. The fields of the standing corn we had hoped to reap, the Greeks had burnt to ensure the starvation of the population.

  25. And to ensure the obedience of the Soviet of headmen he appointed his redoubtable father Voyvoda Mirko as President and chose the members himself.

  26. The temptation to ensure his freedom was irresistible.

  27. At present, Jabaster, we must be moderate, and content ourselves with arrangements which may ensure that order shall be maintained, property respected, and justice administered.

  28. Were it possible to ensure Colonel Vesey eligible situations in those districts, he no longer would hesitate in incurring the necessary expense.

  29. The military force in this country is very small, and were it possible to collect it in time to oppose any serious attempt upon Quebec, the only tenable post, the number would of itself be insufficient to ensure a vigorous defence.

  30. He might even thus ensure his own escape; but in that case would he not be dooming to death his comrade?

  31. Anstey, moving towards the inner door to ensure a retreat in the event of any of them making an attempt at climbing over the counter which now separated them from him.

  32. I cannot think you hate me, and must this night ensure you mine.

  33. The cause of this seeming anomaly will be apparent when we come to consider in detail the construction of the Argand, and the conditions which must be observed to ensure its satisfactory operation.

  34. To escape from my companions on some pretext, which should enable me to ensure their safety without arousing their fears, was the one thought which possessed me on the subsidence of my first alarm.

  35. Ay, but in the meantime how will you ensure the women against violence?

  36. If Paula should be condemned to death by the Arabs, the execution of the scheme would be greatly promoted; and now the first point was to ensure the favor of the black Vekeel, for everything depended on his consent.

  37. It is true she was not certain, that such a step would ensure the happiness, or even meet the approbation of Frederick.

  38. Between the two opposing demands there is doubtless a mean of individual size which will ensure the maximum offensive power of the fleet; for that, and not the maximum power of the single ship, is the true object of battleship construction.

  39. The noticeable factor in this change of mind, however, is the affectionate desire manifested by both parent and children to ensure the desired end.

  40. To ensure this result, the contemplated method, one simply of sustained readiness, was as follows.

  41. To coal four great ships within that time was probably beyond the resources of Santiago; whereas the speed predicated for our own movements is rather below than above the dispositions contemplated to ensure it.

  42. To ensure the future of English liberties it was no longer necessary to support De Montfort: "henceforth it was not Simon but Edward who best represents the cause of orderly national progress.

  43. In this as in other matters, practice and experience ensure success; and hence it is usually found expedient to employ a person who makes it his profession, and such are always to be obtained in cider countries.

  44. Where is the treasure, Lasting and dear, That shall ensure thee A Happy New Year?

  45. The regular inflow will guide the outflow, and ensure your always having something for any sudden call for your Master's poor or your Master's cause.


  46. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ensure" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    arm; ascertain; assure; attest; back; bless; bond; certify; champion; cinch; clinch; cloak; confirm; copyright; cover; cushion; decide; defend; determine; endorse; ensure; establish; fence; fend; fix; follow; guarantee; guaranty; guard; harbor; haven; indorse; insure; keep; nestle; patent; police; promise; protect; ratify; reassure; register; safeguard; satisfy; screen; seal; secure; see; settle; shelter; shield; shroud; sign; sponsor; underwrite; warrant