cakewalk
Example Sentences
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Clark held on for a wire-to-wire victory at 4-under par, but it wasn’t the cakewalk it was shaping up to be entering the final round.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Ireland were hanging on by their fingernails, before a second-half rally threatened to turn a cakewalk into a contest.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
If this is to be a series to be remembered - rather than a forgettable cakewalk - then the Wallabies have to make it so.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
My goal is just to walk offstage after that monologue and feel like, OK, the rest of this show’s a cakewalk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2025
A cheer rises up, and then, over the phonograph, the steady thrum of a cakewalk.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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