How to Use best/surest/safest bet in a Sentence

best/surest/safest bet

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  • Fresh okra is the best bet for this recipe, but frozen will work in a pinch.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 July 2023
  • Your best bet would be to start big and work your way down.
    Boone Ashworth Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Products that might be marked down are the best bet to score a deal.
    Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024
  • Your best bet will vary based on whether the tomatoes are whole or cut.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
  • But does that mean Sin City is still a gambler’s best bet?
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Amazon is your best bet to find the Scream movies online.
    Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Your best bet for viewing its splendor is to head to the dark of the mountains or seashore.
    Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But the best bet might be Idaho, which heads down to Reno to take on Nevada.
    USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Your best bet will be to go either at the end of the calendar year, or right at the start.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Your best bet is to draw a boundary and keep your distance.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • And if a trip to the moon isn’t on the horizon, the Omega seems like a space enthusiast’s next best bet.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024
  • But then, based on how the season has gone, that was probably the safest bet in town.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2023
  • So, your best bet is to go with a metal or glass bottle with a wide mouth.
    Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Considering the track record, Haas may be the best bet.
    Luke Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
  • For some stretch in your sheets, the plain-stitch knitted jersey sheet would be your best bet.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Reaching out to a friend may be your best bet for getting over the heartbreak.
    Amanda Gardner, Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • So, finding an option that will stand up to the test of time and the wear and tear of daily life is your best bet.
    Bridget Mallon, Sunset Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023
  • If this is you, your best bet is a latte, black coffee or tea.
    USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
  • As with the modern bully, your best bet is to avoid them and keep record of your own actions.
    Rachel Shin, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • As the convention is not open to the general public, the best bet is to catch streams of it.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024
  • Humility in the face of life’s mood swings is your best bet right now.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Here, the spending bill scenario might be the best bet for moving forward on the tax deal.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • If you are owed a tax refund, the best bet is direct deposit.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • If your main goal is to keep solids inside the diaper, this is your best bet.
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 5 June 2024
  • On each flight, my best bet was to cycle through a series of options and see what stuck.
    Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Your second best bet is to stay put and get yourself a burro.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
  • And that’s why the non-unicorns out there might just be the best bet to take your team to hitherto unimagined heights.
    Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • As for crease-prone lids or those with mature skin, cream shadows are your best bet.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Your best bet for moving forward is seeing the entire landscape first.
    Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Nov. 2024
  • What to do if your flight is delayed Your best bet is to know your airline's policies before your trip and be your own advocate.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024

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