How to Use sure thing in a Sentence
sure thing
noun
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That’s far from a sure thing as the Swiss have learned.
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Viren Vaghela,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2020
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Now, Carter’s stock at the top of the draft is not so much a sure thing.
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Jarrett Bell,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2023
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Role is: Um, lone sure thing from the 3-point arc, again?
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2024
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The one sure thing is that golf won't be the same without him.
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Tim Dahlberg,
Star Tribune,
24 Feb. 2021
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The one sure thing is that golf won’t be the same without him.
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The Salt Lake Tribune,
24 Feb. 2021
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That had seemed like a sure thing before the 1984 Olympic Games.
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Rick Kogan,
chicagotribune.com,
28 June 2021
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Younghoe Koo is the closest thing to a sure thing in this game.
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Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com,
al,
31 Oct. 2021
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Over the course of 30-plus games, Michigan State seems like the surest thing.
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Patrick Stevens,
The Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2019
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The only sure thing was that there would be a next time.
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Jay Kirk,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2023
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The only sure things in this draft, scouts said, are the top three picks.
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Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2023
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Still, Luttman says, the crowd-funding bet wasn’t a sure thing.
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Elva Ramirez,
Forbes,
13 Oct. 2021
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The services, which take about 20 hours, aren’t yet a sure thing.
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Angus Whitley / Bloomberg,
Time,
22 Aug. 2019
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Of all the games the Pacers had blown in the fourth quarter, this should've been a sure thing.
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J. Michael,
Indianapolis Star,
11 Feb. 2020
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The only sure thing is that the iPhone 14 series comes this fall.
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Chris Smith,
BGR,
5 Apr. 2022
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But the plan still faces a long approval process and is still far from a sure thing.
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Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2022
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And yet, as of this writing, DD was no sure thing to pass.
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Alex Burness,
The Denver Post,
6 Nov. 2019
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What is more of a sure thing is that this roster is set.
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Joel Rush,
Forbes,
13 Oct. 2021
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The only sure thing this time around might be James' mind.
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Brian Mahoney,
Star Tribune,
17 Aug. 2020
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Sunday’s win was no sure thing, and that has nothing to do with the race.
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oregonlive,
24 July 2022
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In the Game of Thrones universe, death and violence are a sure thing.
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Milan Polk,
Men's Health,
11 Oct. 2022
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It’s not a sure thing that the president will get sick at all, of course.
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Adam Rogers,
Wired,
2 Oct. 2020
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But as well as that bet worked out for the Goodman with Falls, Booth is much more of a sure thing.
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Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2022
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But that’s far from a sure thing for some White House hopefuls mired at the bottom of the pack.
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Steve Peoples,
The Denver Post,
16 July 2019
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Stafford knew that the Lions agreeing to trade him was far from a sure thing.
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Mitch Albom,
Detroit Free Press,
11 Feb. 2021
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Amid all the uncertainty, there is one sure thing: The man wants to play.
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Gordon Monson,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
18 June 2021
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Odds that make the Powerball jackpot look like a sure thing.
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Michael Nesset,
Star Tribune,
25 Nov. 2020
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Plain Dealer said the race was far from a sure thing for anyone.
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cleveland,
20 May 2022
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Getting Toews back — no sure thing — would go a long way.
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BostonGlobe.com,
15 May 2021
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While the cooking was a sure thing, the setting was spartan.
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Tom Sietsema,
Washington Post,
21 Aug. 2019
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However, even the survival of the Internet Archive is no sure thing.
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David Meyer,
Fortune,
25 June 2024
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