sure thing
Example Sentences
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He was no childhood prodigy, no sure thing.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Ordinary people had borrowed money to buy stocks because they believed they were a sure thing, and there was no safety net upon which they could fall, except the cold, hard asphalt of the streets.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Mauigoa is a sure thing as a Day 1 starter at right tackle and the Dolphins can move Austin Jackson to right guard for a season.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The only sure thing appears to be Jessie Buckley, who plays William Shakespeare's wife in "Hamnet."
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
He’d fallen asleep with his nose in her hair, breathing her scent, holding on to her as if she were the only sure thing, the only real thing he’d ever known.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
