Examples of shoo-in in a Sentence
a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state
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When the offseason began, Alonso was considered a shoo-in to re-sign with the New York Mets, the only team he's ever known.
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Focus Features Gory and gruesome, The Substance was never a shoo-in for mainstream success.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Once presumed to be a shoo-in for reelection next year, Bass now looks politically DOA.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Olympic officials threatened to hold up two things considered shoo-ins — the awarding of the 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City and the elevation of the top U.S. Olympics official, Gene Sykes, to the powerful International Olympic Committee.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Focus Features Gory and gruesome, The Substance was never a shoo-in for mainstream success.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Once presumed to be a shoo-in for reelection next year, Bass now looks politically DOA.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Jan. 2025
Olympic officials threatened to hold up two things considered shoo-ins — the awarding of the 2034 Winter Games to Salt Lake City and the elevation of the top U.S. Olympics official, Gene Sykes, to the powerful International Olympic Committee.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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