How to Use sure bet in a Sentence

sure bet

noun
  • There’s no such thing as a sure bet.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Sure, but then very few things in sports are a sure bet.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The approach is not a sure bet.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Seafood lovers aren’t a sure bet, either.
    — J.m. Hirsch, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • For a while, this approach seemed a sure bet for steady progress.
    — Paul Romer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Nor is Swift any kind of sure bet to top the chart next week, either.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
  • After all, shouldn't a great model be a sure bet to deploy?
    — Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But in 1976, Apple was far from a sure bet.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The sure bet will come when someone finally takes aim at Mars.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Nolan is a sure bet to win his category — which will be his first-ever win.
    — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
  • For some serious laughs, Ernest Scared Stupid is a sure bet.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • JoJo is seen as the top high school hitter in the class but isn’t a sure bet to stick at shortstop.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • Following his playing days at Wayne, a path to the big leagues seemed like a pretty sure bet.
    — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
  • Life-science companies, and the lab buildings that house them, looked like a sure bet for investors.
    — Catherine Carlock — Boston Globe, STAT, 16 Mar. 2024
  • But if there ever was a sure bet, Boise’s North End just hit the jackpot.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The whole effort isn’t a sure bet for the Republicans.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Chocolate Of all the brown tones, chocolate is a sure bet for a refined manicure.
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 15 May 2025
  • But if beach crowds are more the issue, then the low tourist season of June through August is a sure bet.
    — Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Downey, bedeviled by substance abuse issues and some box office flops, was anything but a sure bet back then.
    — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • Dahmer seems like a sure bet for a nomination, as does Fleishman.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2023
  • One sure bet though is an appearance from wife Trisha Yearwood.
    — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
  • While many will be wondering if they will be taken, Jeanty is a sure bet to be taken in the first round.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • The horror-comedy-action hybrid wasn’t a sure bet.
    — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Not all change is positive Those optimistic outcomes aren’t a sure bet.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
  • Perfect for elongating the silhouette, thigh-high boots remain a sure bet.
    — Alexandre Marain, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2025
  • All of which made the show’s arrival in China maybe not as tricky as a prison escape, but certainly not a sure bet.
    — Claire Fu, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Social equity programs aren’t a sure bet, given the risk of starting any new business.
    — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The Jets represented the only sure bet for Smith to start next season.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Furthermore, the 232 tariffs might be more of a sure bet, legally speaking.
    — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 18 July 2025
  • For the better part of this century, these were two of the names pop stars and record labels have turned to in search of a dance-pop single that’s a sure bet.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024

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