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
"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
Investors are also turning their attention to the 2026 midterm elections, an occasion that isn’t known to be smooth sailing in markets.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026
That doesn’t mean it will be smooth sailing for AI, as Oracle’s results demonstrated.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
All was smooth sailing till eight weeks into their journey when, on the verge of uncharted waters, they came across the longboat filled with human bones.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
