How to Use shoo-in in a Sentence

shoo-in

noun
  • Detroit is now 9-1 on the season and looks like a shoo-in to have the best record in the NFC.
    — Andy Scholes, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
  • At first blush, Gabe Evans would seem like a shoo-in for this race.
    — Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 24 June 2024
  • So does that mean Williams is a shoo-in for the top spot in the upcoming draft?
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The 22-year-old should have been a shoo-in for admission.
    — Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The choice of the award’s latest recipient proved to be a shoo-in.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Thus, a horse or a person who is an easy winner is known as a shoo-in.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
  • Susie’s got people on her roster that no one was a shoo-in.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 May 2023
  • Yet the 59-year-old Harris is hardly a shoo-in to replace Biden.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
  • In most years, Barton would have been a shoo-in for the top rookie center.
    — Dane Brugler, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Surely if Kelce is allowed back, Swift would be a shoo-in?
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024
  • There will be at least one goalie that doesn’t make this team that right now would be a shoo-in No. 1 for Canada.
    — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024
  • It was shot in Montauk during the summer of 2023, and feels like a shoo-in for a buzzy Eccles premiere.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
  • This celebrity and royal-worn sneaker brand is a shoo-in for style, class, and comfort.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 12 June 2023
  • What might have been a shoo-in for Chappell Roan will now be a more spirited contest.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
  • With numbers like that, The Lincoln Lawyer seems like a shoo-in for a season 3 renewal.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 3 Aug. 2023
  • If there was a contest for girls obsessed with their exes, Olivia Rodrigo would be a shoo-in for the crown.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The song has garnered the most streams for Cowboy Carter thus far and could be a shoo-in for best country (or pop) duo/group performance.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Bell seemed a roster shoo-in during the spring workout program as a rookie.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The Chanticleers are coming off tough seasons, so this year’s promo is far from a shoo-in.
    — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2024
  • While Biles appears to be a shoo-in for the Olympics, the four other teammates and two alternates are yet to be determined.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 May 2024
  • Are John Wick 4 and Mission: Impossible 7 shoo-ins for next year?
    — Vulture, 8 Mar. 2023
  • But Poker Face was also supposed to be a shoo-in for the Comedy Series list.
    — Time, 12 July 2023
  • Many people believed that Gerwig and Robbie were shoo-ins.
    — Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
  • White women make up a major part of the electorate and are in no way a shoo-in for any Democratic candidate.
    — Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 9 Oct. 2024
  • If this were Cannes, Besson’s latest would be a shoo-in for the Palm Dog, canine cinema’s highest honor.
    — Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
  • When the offseason began, Alonso was considered a shoo-in to re-sign with the New York Mets, the only team he's ever known.
    — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The two fighters who finished their opponents are almost always a shoo-in for the bonuses.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Gifting fragrance can be a hit or miss, but Lake & Skye's roll-on fragrance oil is a shoo-in to be a fabulous stocking stuffer loved by all.
    — People Staff, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The world of Pandora is visually arresting and makes the film almost a shoo-in for the Best Visual Effects award, at least.
    — Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Connor Hellebuyck is a shoo-in for the Vezina and might get some Hart love, but the rest of this team is also humming along pretty well.
    — Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025

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