smooth sailing
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t all smooth sailing in that crisis either.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
“But the underlying structure still reads as anything but smooth sailing for equity investors.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 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
Whatever happens after Carnival earnings drop, it’s unlikely to be smooth sailing.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
Once she got examined for her teacher’s certificate, it’d be smooth sailing for her.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
