Sentence examples for are certain only from inspiring English sources

Sparklehorse's songs are certain only that everything eventually crumbles, but not as long as a plaintive melody and a few guitar chords can stave off the end.

Assuming that test results are certain, only a minority is aware about false positive and false negative alarms.

(It was certain only that nobody would make a dime out of the occasion).

Of the several illegitimate children attributed to him, for example, Ridley is certain only of one.

I am certain only that it demanded ambition and a leap of faith.

And although Reid thought that he had those six votes, he was certain only of four.

Mr. Lief, his guardian, said that he could be certain only that Mr. Orlovsky is survived by Lafcadio.

I, too, believe that corrupt though he was, Becker was innocent, but one can be certain only that he was treated unfairly.

Dr. Johnson's great, comforting gloss on the Christian funeral service comes to mind: "In the sure and certain hope of a resurrection" did not mean that the resurrection was certain, only that the hope was certain.

If something is revealed under conditions, it is certain only with regard to those conditions.

Whatever it was, I thought, one thing was certain: only in Louisiana would most of the voters appreciate the sacrifice.