Examples of shoo-in in a Sentence
a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state
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Crawford is 41-0 with 31 KOs and a shoo-in for the International Boxing Hall of Fame when he’s done fighting.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
But there’s one event that is a shoo-in: the World Wide Developers Conference.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The Steelers may have had a winning record last season but aren't a shoo-in to be good again this year.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Kathy Bates is a virtual shoo-in for an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for Matlock, who could be competing with Kaitlin Olson on ABC’s High Potential or Molly Parker in Fox’s Doc.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
But there’s one event that is a shoo-in: the World Wide Developers Conference.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The Steelers may have had a winning record last season but aren't a shoo-in to be good again this year.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Kathy Bates is a virtual shoo-in for an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for Matlock, who could be competing with Kaitlin Olson on ABC’s High Potential or Molly Parker in Fox’s Doc.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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