How to Use sure thing in a Sentence

sure thing

noun
  • Is there any sure thing out there?
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 18 Feb. 2026
  • What types of projects are sure things?
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 13 May 2026
  • Right now though, Cruise is your first sure thing.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Still, the ship-buying is no sure thing.
    — Tony Capaccio, Fortune, 11 May 2026
  • And even sure things are wrong sometimes.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • Even shows that seem like sure things are on the chopping block.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • In a campaign as odd as this one, there are no sure things.
    — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The one sure thing is that golf won't be the same without him.
    — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The one sure thing is that golf won’t be the same without him.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
  • But what seems now like a sure thing was then only a vague idea.
    — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 6 June 2018
  • The only sure things in this draft, scouts said, are the top three picks.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
  • In the Olympics, there are precious few sure things.
    — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But the plan still faces a long approval process and is still far from a sure thing.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2022
  • Now, Carter’s stock at the top of the draft is not so much a sure thing.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Younghoe Koo is the closest thing to a sure thing in this game.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 31 Oct. 2021
  • Still, Luttman says, the crowd-funding bet wasn’t a sure thing.
    — Elva Ramirez, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
  • So the plans are in place, but advancing is no sure thing, of course.
    — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2026
  • The services, which take about 20 hours, aren’t yet a sure thing.
    — Angus Whitley / Bloomberg, Time, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Sunday’s win was no sure thing, and that has nothing to do with the race.
    — oregonlive, 24 July 2022
  • Plain Dealer said the race was far from a sure thing for anyone.
    — cleveland, 20 May 2022
  • Why give up on this season when next season is no sure thing either?
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Still, passage of the bill in the Senate is far from a sure thing.
    — New York Times, 14 June 2018
  • The only sure thing in this draft for Browns fans was faith in Dorsey.
    — Bud Shaw, cleveland.com, 27 Apr. 2018
  • That may not be a sure thing, as Comcast is now in the bidding, too.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 15 June 2018
  • Stafford knew that the Lions agreeing to trade him was far from a sure thing.
    — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2021
  • There are no sure things for the NHL after him.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The Yankees, meanwhile, are short on sure things in their bullpen right now.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The one sure thing is that this will make for some juicy drama in Season 4.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Of all the games the Pacers had blown in the fourth quarter, this should've been a sure thing.
    — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 11 Feb. 2020
  • Darnold wasn't a sure thing to leave USC, and his presence helps.
    — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 4 Jan. 2018

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