smooth sailing
Example Sentences
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Our travel columnist Dawn Gilberton’s 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
Love Island USA has not been all smooth sailing, though.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Spain's journey since their 2010 World Cup triumph has not exactly been smooth sailing.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
It hasn’t been smooth sailing in the furniture space this calendar year as the industry has dealt with tariffs, the conflict in the Middle East, and housing market woes.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
"Then smooth sailing, sailor," he said, and slapped me on the back.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
