Examples of sure thing in a Sentence
he's a sure thing for the promotion: he's the most qualified candidate by far
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Again, there is no sure thing that these stocks needed to do poorly in the following year, as momentum stocks had positive returns 60% of the time, with a median return of 7.4%.
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
That, however, was no sure thing after Conforto’s 2023 season, one of the most trying of his career in terms of on-field performance.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
The only sure thing in life, after death and taxes, is that the government is bad at technology.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
But if uncertainty forms part of your everyday life, sure things can seem as risky as ostensibly uncertain alternatives.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The mystery stock could be revealed at the annual meeting if Berkshire is done acquiring its stake, but that is no sure thing.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
There are no sure things this season, and particularly not with a Chargers team that gets wobbly down the stretch.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Such a victory is no sure thing, given that Whatley lost out to the current RNC co-chair, Drew McKissick, when the two ran for that role last year -- but now, Whatley could be supported by the party's presumptive nominee, who is given a particularly large amount of deference in a presidential year.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
On a risk-to-reward basis, low-budget horror is the only sure thing in the film business these days.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
Bill Stone, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
That, however, was no sure thing after Conforto’s 2023 season, one of the most trying of his career in terms of on-field performance.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
The only sure thing in life, after death and taxes, is that the government is bad at technology.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 20 Mar. 2024
But if uncertainty forms part of your everyday life, sure things can seem as risky as ostensibly uncertain alternatives.
—Iese Business School, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The mystery stock could be revealed at the annual meeting if Berkshire is done acquiring its stake, but that is no sure thing.
—Bill Stone, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
There are no sure things this season, and particularly not with a Chargers team that gets wobbly down the stretch.
—Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2023
Such a victory is no sure thing, given that Whatley lost out to the current RNC co-chair, Drew McKissick, when the two ran for that role last year -- but now, Whatley could be supported by the party's presumptive nominee, who is given a particularly large amount of deference in a presidential year.
—Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2024
On a risk-to-reward basis, low-budget horror is the only sure thing in the film business these days.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
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“Sure thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sure%20thing. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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