Examples of shoo-in in a Sentence
a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state
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On the very day the VMA nominations were announced, Justin Bieber dropped a music video that’s a shoo-in for sweetest of the year.
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
The rookie has been rock solid and would be a shoo-in as a practice-squad candidate.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 July 2025
In turn, this definitely points to the public beta being a shoo-in for release on Wednesday, July 23.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Surprise: No Acting Love for ‘Andor’ Diego Luna, Adria Arjona and Genevieve O’Reilly felt like shoo-ins for their great work during this epic second season, but no one from this galaxy far, far away was celebrated.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 July 2025
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Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025
The rookie has been rock solid and would be a shoo-in as a practice-squad candidate.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 30 July 2025
In turn, this definitely points to the public beta being a shoo-in for release on Wednesday, July 23.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Surprise: No Acting Love for ‘Andor’ Diego Luna, Adria Arjona and Genevieve O’Reilly felt like shoo-ins for their great work during this epic second season, but no one from this galaxy far, far away was celebrated.
—William Earl, Variety, 15 July 2025
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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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