Examples of shoo-in in a Sentence
a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state
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Bonds and Clemens would be shoo-ins for the Hall had their careers in MLB not been tainted by the accusations.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Isaacman is a private astronaut who has funded and commanded two SpaceX missions to Earth orbit, and was widely considered to be a shoo-in for administrator after his first hearing before the committee on April 9.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 3 Dec. 2025
On paper, Wilson sounded like a shoo-in.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
What if last year's AL Cy Young Award winner, and likely favorite this year, were paired in a starting rotation with the pitcher who seems to be shoo-in for the Cy Young in the National League this year, and who placed third in the 2024 voting?
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Dec. 2025
Isaacman is a private astronaut who has funded and commanded two SpaceX missions to Earth orbit, and was widely considered to be a shoo-in for administrator after his first hearing before the committee on April 9.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 3 Dec. 2025
On paper, Wilson sounded like a shoo-in.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Nov. 2025
What if last year's AL Cy Young Award winner, and likely favorite this year, were paired in a starting rotation with the pitcher who seems to be shoo-in for the Cy Young in the National League this year, and who placed third in the 2024 voting?
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 12 Dec. 2025.
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