shoo-in

Example Sentences

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If you want a classy premium SUV with a conventional gas powertrain, priced under $100,000, the GV80 is kind of a shoo-in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“People We Meet on Vacation” “Dropping just in time is Netflix’s ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures,’ anchored by Sally Field and an absolute shoo-in.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Benin was voting for a new president on Sunday, with Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni a shoo-in after overseeing a decade of economic growth in the west African country despite jihadist attacks in the north.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Yes, Blair Kinghorn has been a shoo-in at 15 for the longest time, but there are mistakes in his game that tend to come tumbling out when Scotland are under the pump.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

No, if the Obscure Object was perfect to play the avenging sister, I was a shoo-in to play the old, blind prophet.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides