Definition of surefire
: certain to get successful or expected results
- a surefire recipe
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Examples of surefire in a Sentence
The movie is a surefire hit with teenagers.
There is no surefire way to predict the outcome.
Recent Examples of surefire from the Web
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The appeals have become a surefire way for candidates to raise small contributions from grass-roots conservatives who are devoted to Trump, veteran Republican fund-raisers say.
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Hey, Damon: The truth is, there's really no surefire way of knowing if a quarterback is going to succeed in the NFL until he's played the game for a couple of seasons.
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Kyle Dixon and Patrick Surane are surefire contributors.
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The pharma industry and a variety of allies and front groups it funds are attempting to raise safety fears and argue the legislation would create a bonanza for trial lawyers, surefire ways to get conservatives to balk.
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Privately, just as many feared that Tuesday night's result may have signaled that there are no surefire strategies, and no district is secure.
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That’s a surefire way for a doctor to lose their job.
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Be sweet to your succulents: Steer clear of low-light and water-heavy situations—both surefire ways to kill your succulents.
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Bayern Munich had seemed to be surefire favorites to land Meyer at the end of the season as the German giants look to snap up yet another talented player in their homeland.
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First Known Use of surefire
1846
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SUREFIRE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of surefire for English Language Learners
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: certain not to fail : sure to be successful
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