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Examples of shoo-in in a Sentence
a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state
Recent Examples on the Web
While Biles appears to be a shoo-in for the Olympics, the four other teammates and two alternates are yet to be determined.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 May 2024
Thus, a horse or a person who is an easy winner is known as a shoo-in.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
The song has garnered the most streams for Cowboy Carter thus far and could be a shoo-in for best country (or pop) duo/group performance.
—Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
If there was a contest for girls obsessed with their exes, Olivia Rodrigo would be a shoo-in for the crown.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024
The 22-year-old should have been a shoo-in for admission.
—Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
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—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
Since announcing his campaign in 2022, the former president has looked like a shoo-in for the Republican presidential nomination.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024
Many people believed that Gerwig and Robbie were shoo-ins.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1937, in the meaning defined above
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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
shoo-in
nounˈshü-ˌin
: one that is a certain and easy winner
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