be smooth
Example Sentences
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“It’s not necessarily going to be smooth sailing,” said Juliette Cubanski, vice president and director of the Program on Medicare Policy at KFF, a health-information nonprofit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
The country now awaits the appointment of a new prime minister, but uncertainty remains over whether their approval process in parliament would be smooth.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
The road higher may not be smooth for stocks, though, they caution.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
That doesn’t mean it will be smooth sailing for AI, as Oracle’s results demonstrated.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
Why her sister’s face would never again be smooth.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
