How to Use a sure thing in a Sentence

a sure thing

noun
  • There’s no such thing as a sure thing.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • That doesn’t make Acuff a sure thing.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 17 June 2026
  • Even Wolff is no longer a sure thing.
    — Paul Farhi, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The playoffs wasn’t a sure thing.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But those leads aren’t always a sure thing.
    — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • And apartments aren’t a sure thing.
    — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Cornyn is more of a sure thing to them, Langston said.
    — Joseph Morton, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • No minor league prospect is a sure thing in the show.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
  • The latest As sure as a sure thing can get.
    — Jenelle Riley, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
  • And that is far from a sure thing, the World Bank warned.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • But getting approval for those isn’t a sure thing.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The outcome was never a sure thing.
    — Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2026
  • That populist moment isn’t yet a sure thing.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • For Trout, the Hall of Fame is a sure thing.
    — Sam Blum, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2025
  • But what seems like a sure thing quickly spirals out of control.
    — Keely Weiss, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 June 2023
  • Getting those kinds of returns in the future isn’t a sure thing.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The astronauts’ safe return tonight was by no means a sure thing.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Sanders is far from a sure thing, and the team has more pressing needs that need to be addressed.
    — Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Apr. 2025
  • If cash transfers represent such a sure thing, then why has no one tried them?
    — Mark Blyth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2014
  • What has changed is the standing of a sector that lenders spent two decades treating as a sure thing.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • If the bill stalls over the next two weeks, Hammond will inch yet closer to a sure thing.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Derek Carr is not it, and Spencer Rattler is not a sure thing.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Parsons is not a sure thing to be dealt before the season or the trade deadline.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Crochet is their only addition who seems close to a sure thing.
    — Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Arriving at its second glasses brand was far from a sure thing.
    — Ani Freedman, Fortune, 20 June 2025
  • So biking is more of a sure thing than water adventure.
    — Robin Pfeifer, Midwest Living, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Rare is the business that allows a sure thing to be brought to market by someone else.
    — John Tamny, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • No match is a sure thing, since the aerial photos don't match up exactly.
    — Eric Siegel, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Turning to voters for local tax funding isn't a sure thing.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Still not a sure thing, with better odds of more consistent rain to the east and northeast.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023

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