How to Use cakewalk in a Sentence
cakewalk
noun
- She expected the election to be a cakewalk.
- Reducing the state budget is not going to be a cakewalk.
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How to Hit Low-House 6 As the last obstacle before the cakewalk of stations 7 and 8, station 6 is where straights go to die.
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Phil Bourjaily,
Field & Stream,
21 Mar. 2024
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But the road to the state finals isn’t a cakewalk for No.
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Matthew Vantryon,
Indianapolis Star,
15 May 2018
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So, yeah, the first six games of the 2018 season will be no cakewalk.
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Pete Grathoff,
kansascity,
25 Apr. 2018
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This hike isn’t a cakewalk though, even for avid trekkers.
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Heather Balogh Rochfort,
The Know,
28 July 2020
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Game 3 proved the Hawks are no slouch and this wouldn’t be a cakewalk series.
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Gary Washburn,
BostonGlobe.com,
24 Apr. 2023
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The northern half will be wide open – or a Penn cakewalk.
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Kyle Neddenriep,
Indianapolis Star,
24 June 2019
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By no means is this going to be a cakewalk for Joe Biden.
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Ken Thomas,
WSJ,
24 June 2019
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The most difficult stretch in the Horned Frogs’ schedule is over but that doesn’t mean the rest of the way is a cakewalk.
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Dallas News,
26 Oct. 2022
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By my last day, a seven-hour drive seemed like a cakewalk.
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Rachel Brown,
National Geographic,
2 July 2020
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Sleeping in a cool room may sound like an easy fix, but it’s no cakewalk.
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Alexandra Sifferlin,
Time,
1 May 2017
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However, the passage of the cold front is no cakewalk for some.
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Pedram Javaheri,
CNN,
18 Aug. 2021
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The last four years against the Jayhawks haven’t exactly been a cakewalk.
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Dallas News,
10 Dec. 2020
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All of that was a cakewalk compared to having to inhabit the mind of a killer for six months.
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Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
13 May 2022
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But what happened in the middle was nothing close to a cakewalk.
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Scott Fowler,
charlotteobserver,
6 May 2018
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If there is a Glow season 3, Sin City isn’t going to be a cakewalk for the gorgeous ladies of wrestling.
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refinery29.com,
29 June 2018
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Of course, the Sixers’ game against the Mavericks on Monday won’t be a cakewalk.
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Larry Starks,
USA TODAY,
12 Apr. 2021
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When Joe Biden was vice president, his first trip abroad was a cakewalk.
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Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2021
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The United States has never been a cakewalk for Black people.
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Britni Danielle,
Essence.com,
14 Feb. 2018
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For the cakewalk, placards with pictures of animals are placed in a circle on the ground.
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Kimberly Fornek,
chicagotribune.com,
26 Aug. 2019
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The Warriors have had a cakewalk of competition on their way to the Finals.
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The Tylt,
cleveland.com,
24 May 2017
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But the path to a repeat county title will be anything but a cakewalk.
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Anthony Maluso,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2022
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Next week is something of a bear, with five games in seven nights and none of them exactly a cakewalk.
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Jeff McDonald,
San Antonio Express-News,
30 Apr. 2021
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Outside of a brief scare against Kansas, the last three games have been a cakewalk for No. 8 Oklahoma.
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C.j. Doon,
baltimoresun.com,
12 Nov. 2021
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In fact, the Pistons’ 99-83 cakewalk in the Bulls’ first trip to the new arena merely served as a reminder of how far away the rebuild remains.
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K.c. Johnson,
chicagotribune.com,
10 Mar. 2018
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Grimes’s own tragedies made George Bailey’s travails seem like a cakewalk.
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Washington Post,
14 Oct. 2021
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Combine the two lessons together and a 2017 Lively press tour is a cakewalk.
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Samantha Sasso,
refinery29.com,
7 May 2018
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Meanwhile, the Rapids won’t be a cakewalk for Minnesota.
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Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
13 Aug. 2019
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Given Mitty’s dominance this season, anything less than a cakewalk for the No. 1 team in the nation would be stunning.
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Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2024
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