safe bet

Example Sentences

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For the team, it seemed a safe bet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Until we see persistent, continual job losses over a long period of time across the entire economy, the safe bet is that history is simply rhyming.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

But forecasts are assuming that a major weather event doesn’t completely reshape the market, which is not a safe bet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Compared with a generation ago it's a safe bet to say booing is talked about more nowadays because of the proliferation of media.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

It was a safe bet that Campion and his patrol would not be out in weather like this.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams