smooth sailing
Example Sentences
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“I thought I had taken care of it and was going to have smooth sailing for 8 to 10 years and then get another one of the same thing,” Glannan said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 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
"We've been in this situation before where we have lost a game early and World Cups aren't always smooth sailing," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
To be sure, 2025 was hardly smooth sailing on Wall Street or Main, what with “Liberation Day” tariffs, a near-bear market, persistent inflation, and threats to the independence of the Federal Reserve.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 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
