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Examples of sure thing in a Sentence
he's a sure thing for the promotion: he's the most qualified candidate by far
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Lamoriello has basically structured his front office so that the only real option to replace him is his son, Chris, so any sort of midseason change seems far-fetched, and even an offseason change is no sure thing.
—Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
Translated, low rates of interest signal tight credit whereby risk averse banks lend to sure things.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
The offense would seem to have two more sure things: tailbacks Trevor Etienne and Nate Frazier, who are dynamic and in Etienne’s case now fully healthy.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
And Burford is no sure thing to face Detroit when the 49ers host the Lions in Week 17 on Monday night.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1767, in the meaning defined above
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“Sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure%20thing. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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