But surely he would not have got the increased moral power if he could have helped it, and he will not knowingly alight upon another cup of hot coffee.
The Peacock was the first to feel the going down of the wind, and slowly, but surely, the Swallow crept closer to the schooner.
Slowly, but surely, the craft drew closer to the Rover boys, until it was less than a hundred feet off.
This would make the man perhaps nobler, but surely not so natural; indeed it would sound like a priggish excuse to leave his mistress.
And so we leave Karshish in a muse: but surely he is not far from the Kingdom of God.
But surely it was the cry of your heart, darling," urged Mrs. Lorimer tremulously.
But surely you'll try and give him some sort of send-off?
But surely," said Barnabas, speaking for the first time, "a gentleman is both.
But surely," said Barnabas, "surely they don't all prove to be murderers?
But surely never, in all its length of days, had it experienced quite such a morning as this.
But surely this is writing," and the stranger pointed to the papers around.
My heart was so full of joy that it effervesced in wild words; but surely my mother cannot mean, for such a harmless jest, to dash my every hope to the earth!
The thieves knew,--but surely they, if not detected, would never tell.
Frank had certainly meant it on that Thursday afternoon;--but surely he would have been in Mount Street before this if he had not changed his mind.
We shall see now and hereafter prejudices making way, reluctantly it may be, but surely, for the justice that should be done him.
She had an old-world English name taken from my mother, but surely it fitted her, for to look at her was to love her.
But surely, Angelico will always retain his power over everybody?
Well, but surely, at least one ought to be afraid of displeasing God; and one's desire to please Him should be one's first motive?
But surely, sir, you are always pleased with us when we try to please others, and not ourselves?
But surely, these two beautiful things, gold and diamonds, must have been appointed to some good purpose?
But surely no pretence can be so ridiculous; a man might as well tell me he has taken off my load, because he has changed the burden.
But surely beauty is no idea belonging to mensuration; nor has it anything to do with calculation and geometry.
He turned with a smile to the face so keenly fixed and enthusiastic with the question it had so laboriously led up to: 'But surely, I don't quite see.
But surely it was the nobler when done out of the pure lust of adventure and in answer to the call of the sea, with no golden bait to draw them on.
Now, if you want to understand the character of Napoleon--but surely I must take a fresh start before I launch on so portentous a subject as that.
It is a wonderful figure of which you are conscious in the end, the figure of an archangel, but surely of an archangel of darkness.
But surely I must give you a little breathing space before I venture upon them.
But his greeting was, 'This is very good in you; but surely it must be too painful for you.
The gentleman who was going to buy the place was looking over it--but surely-- Horror began to spread over the inmates of the van.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "but surely" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
