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
“But the underlying structure still reads as anything but smooth sailing for equity investors.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
But expiration of the waiting period without issue signals smooth sailing ahead.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
But once the Dodger Stadium gates finally opened, everything was more or less smooth sailing.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 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
