sure bet

noun

: the one who is certain (to do something)
He's a sure bet to receive the award.

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The horror-comedy-action hybrid wasn’t a sure bet. Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025 Just about the only sure bet in the knotty and complicated milieu in which fashion operates is how much remains terra incognita. Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 7 Nov. 2025 For a beautifully scary movie this Halloween, Sleepy Hollow is a sure bet. Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 The approach is not a sure bet. Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sure bet

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“Sure bet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure%20bet. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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