be smooth

Example Sentences

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He is also told not to ask too many questions: "then everything will be smooth".

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Investors are also turning their attention to the 2026 midterm elections, an occasion that isn’t known to be smooth sailing in markets.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

That doesn’t mean it will be smooth sailing for AI, as Oracle’s results demonstrated.

From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025

Still, the recovery ahead isn’t likely to be smooth, analysts at brokerage Berenberg said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Similarly, in the case of the universe, could it be that we are living in a region that just happens by chance to be smooth and uniform?

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking