shoo-in

Example Sentences

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This team has playoff potential, but it is far from a playoff shoo-in.

From Seattle Times

With City flying, a home victory looks a shoo-in, but Spurs will take succour from their recent record against the Citizens, having won three of the last four league meetings … albeit all in north London.

From The Guardian

The cliffhanger Senate vote capped a drama that began last fall, when Califf, 71, was nominated by the Biden administration and widely viewed as a shoo-in, given the overwhelming bipartisan support he received in 2016.

From Washington Post

Beniers was a shoo-in to make the team, U.S. men’s general manager John Vanbiesbrouck told the Seattle Times, thanks to his track record with the national team in the junior ranks.

From Seattle Times

So when state lawmakers attempted to permanently legalize to-go cocktails last spring, the effort seemed to many like a shoo-in.

From New York Times