sure bet
Example Sentences
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At the outset, it wasn’t a sure bet the president’s library would be established here in the Windy City—even if the South Side was always the obvious location.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
Combined with oversupply, that sure bet became less certain.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
It’s unclear to what extent this is possible, even if all the actors try to make it so—and it’s a sure bet that some of the crucial actors won’t try.
From Slate • Nov. 8, 2025
As my colleague Nicole Goodkind put it in her report today, there were some hints that the market may get its two additional rate cuts this year, but it’s still far from a sure bet:
From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025
There were hundreds of caves in Oso Mountain, but with the enchanted flowers here, it was a sure bet that they were close.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
