smooth sailing
Example Sentences
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It has not always been smooth sailing for Mateta though.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
My experience in Lisbon and relatively smooth sailing in Paris and Rome this month underscore the crapshoot travelers face under the European Union’s new automated border-control system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
It won’t be smooth sailing for these companies to get these devices into the mainstream, though.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Development has not been smooth sailing though, with makers IO Interactive announcing a two-month delay to the release in December to "further polish" it.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Once she got examined for her teacher’s certificate, it’d be smooth sailing for her.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
