Sentence examples for surely being that from inspiring English sources

I also understand that filling that existential void with religion or spirituality is a solution for many people, that faith is a bit like putting the bowling alley bumpers up on life, the idea on a subconscious level, at least—surely being that it will shield you from the gutter of the strange and unexplained.

The gulf oil spill surely was that.

THE Good Gray Times: it surely was that.

The answer surely is that the story must be told.

As far as the title goes, that surely is that.

One reason, surely, is that the justices are thoroughly squeamish about cameras in their own courtroom.

One of those problems, surely, is that the party's eating its own.

But the larger point here, surely, is that Rehn has let the mask slip.

One answer surely is that they lack confidence about China's future.

(One retort would surely be that even ex-colonial powers can learn from their mistakes).

He might be an icon, a living testament to the past, but that, surely, was that.