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
In the last 18 minutes, the visitors scored three unanswered tries - all converted - to turn a cakewalk into a struggle for the Scots, whose edge blunted incredibly in the second half.
From BBC ● Mar. 8, 2025
“He ended up winning,” Kobe said, “but it was a battle to the end. It wasn’t no cakewalk for him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2024
I admit I got more nervous the closer we got to Lockhart, but' Harry kept telling me it would be a cakewalk.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
