sure thing

Example Sentences

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Pivoting to nonprofit work isn’t a sure thing, because there’s now less funding for many organizations.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

History suggests that’s far from a sure thing.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 22, 2026

But such a lengthy outage is far from a sure thing.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Look at Tiger Woods, who once seemed like a sure thing to surpass Jack Nicklaus’s majors record in golf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

He felt this to be a very conservative bet, which he was able, through analysis, to turn into even more of a sure thing.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis