Examples of shoo-in in a Sentence
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Bell seemed a roster shoo-in during the spring workout program as a rookie.
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Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
Arizona Diamondbacks rookie Corbin Carroll is a shoo-in to win the award in the National League as perhaps one of the sport’s best outfielders.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2023
If this were Cannes, Besson’s latest would be a shoo-in for the Palm Dog, canine cinema’s highest honor.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
Ryan Flynn, a senior vice president at NBCUniversal, told NYT that the network didn’t interview any other candidates – Kish was a shoo-in.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
With numbers like that, The Lincoln Lawyer seems like a shoo-in for a season 3 renewal.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 3 Aug. 2023
Martin, arguably the top offensive lineman in the NFL and shoo-in someday for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, missed his third straight day of camp because of a contract holdout.
—Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
Strauss should be a shoo-in, except for one thing: his early association with Oppenheimer, who has fallen out of favor with the government.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2023
But Poker Face was also supposed to be a shoo-in for the Comedy Series list.
—Time, 12 July 2023
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Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
Arizona Diamondbacks rookie Corbin Carroll is a shoo-in to win the award in the National League as perhaps one of the sport’s best outfielders.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2023
If this were Cannes, Besson’s latest would be a shoo-in for the Palm Dog, canine cinema’s highest honor.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
Ryan Flynn, a senior vice president at NBCUniversal, told NYT that the network didn’t interview any other candidates – Kish was a shoo-in.
—Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2023
With numbers like that, The Lincoln Lawyer seems like a shoo-in for a season 3 renewal.
—Terri Robertson, Country Living, 3 Aug. 2023
Martin, arguably the top offensive lineman in the NFL and shoo-in someday for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, missed his third straight day of camp because of a contract holdout.
—Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 27 July 2023
Strauss should be a shoo-in, except for one thing: his early association with Oppenheimer, who has fallen out of favor with the government.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 19 July 2023
But Poker Face was also supposed to be a shoo-in for the Comedy Series list.
—Time, 12 July 2023
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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 21 Sep. 2023.
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shoo-in
nounˈshü-ˌin
: one that is a certain and easy winner
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