After a moment, he said, "You sound very sure of that."

"This is about something else," she says, trying to sound sure of herself.

To his credit, Valentine thought, he did not sound convinced of the last.

"You don't sound so bright yourself this time of the morning."

Ziyal looked very young to sound so sure of herself.

Only then did he approach the one room from which sounds of life could be heard.

It sounds of course like a fun party; you know.

But the Broncos sound a little too full of themselves.

Even in a whisper, as it seemed, the woman's voice sounded rich and full of herself.

The trouble with being a parent, he thought, was that you were supposed to sound sure of everything.