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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sure it beat" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an incomplete or incorrect expression, possibly intended to convey certainty about something being better or more effective. Example: "I’m not sure it beat the previous record, but it was impressive."
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Sure, it beat expectations.
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Sure, it beats laying bricks.
(Sure it beats BO -- but not by much. Non-scent deodorant is the sure cure).
Collaboration can be tough, sure — but it beats sharing a jail cell, wondering if you can ever rebuild the life you've left behind.
But it sure seems like it beats the alternative — $900 million write-downs.
But, as one resident of the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester put it, "It sure beats jail".
It sure beat the Starbucks across from Lincoln Center.
It sure beat the double-cut pork chop, stuffed with Portobello mushrooms, spinach and Gorgonzola.
And it sure beat the internship he had last summer, doing data entry back in Illinois for a cereal-box manufacturer.
And it sure beat playing Monopoly.
It sure beat turning up at the reunion in a minivan.
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