To the average person it would have meant almost sure death.

Such a thing would have spelled sure and sudden death.

The night wisp had said that to run was a sure death.

To be blind in the pass is a sure death.

But his choices were between sure death in the long black cold of night and one more trip into the storm.

A quick and sure death is what they all promise.

They must know that it is only their resistance which will bring a swift and sure death.

Free the political prisoners or it will be sure death for all of you.

But to do so would have been sure death for Laboutard.

They said he was sure death inside three hundred yards.