certainty
noun
cer·tain·ty
ˈsər-tᵊn-tē 
plural certainties
1
: something that is certain
2
: the quality or state of being certain especially on the basis of evidence
Examples of certainty in a Sentence
Scientists still do not know with any degree of certainty why the disease spread so quickly.
We cannot predict the outcome with absolute certainty.
There was no certainty that the package would arrive in time.
Her certainty about these complex moral issues is surprising.
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The lack of certainty about what is leading some scholars to lose their right to study in the US is sending a chill through the international student community.
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Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Amid the economic certainty, this summer is expected to be slower than usual for the travel industry, according to new research by Bank of Montreal.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
For various examples and further detailed indications about the nature and use of the hidden role of certainty and uncertainty when prompting for generative AI, see my coverage at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
That purpose comes in the form of Walton Goggins’s Rick, who is weighed down by a lifetime of trauma and a hardened certainty that vengeance is his only path to peace.
—Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
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Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 9 Apr. 2025
Amid the economic certainty, this summer is expected to be slower than usual for the travel industry, according to new research by Bank of Montreal.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
For various examples and further detailed indications about the nature and use of the hidden role of certainty and uncertainty when prompting for generative AI, see my coverage at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
That purpose comes in the form of Walton Goggins’s Rick, who is weighed down by a lifetime of trauma and a hardened certainty that vengeance is his only path to peace.
—Zoe Papelis, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for certainty
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“Certainty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certainty. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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certainty
noun
cer·tain·ty
ˈsərt-ᵊn-tē
plural certainties
1
: something certain
2
: the quality or state of being or feeling certain
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