Context: When my pet got badly injured a few months ago, I thought for sure that she would not make it.
Speaker 1: My aggressive pet rat attacked the baby rat and left her a horrible gash on her abdomen!
Speaker 2: Wow, that sounds very disgusting.
Speaker 1: It looked so horrible. I thought for sure the baby was as good as dead.
Speaker 2: I hope the baby rat is okay.
Speaker 1: She's great. I gave her some medicine and she healed miraculously. It was almost unbelievable!