Examples of shoo-in in a Sentence
a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state
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If this were a standard wrestling match, Ripley would be a shoo-in to win.
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The White House says that Bove should be a shoo-in for the job.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 June 2025
The entire series is already predicted to be up for multiple Emmy nominations, with Wyle being pegged as a shoo-in to be nominated for Best Actor.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
The trailer alone already seems to make Frankenstein a shoo-in for production design and cinematography Oscar nominations, and that’s only based on 2 and half minutes of footage.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
The White House says that Bove should be a shoo-in for the job.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 25 June 2025
The entire series is already predicted to be up for multiple Emmy nominations, with Wyle being pegged as a shoo-in to be nominated for Best Actor.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
The trailer alone already seems to make Frankenstein a shoo-in for production design and cinematography Oscar nominations, and that’s only based on 2 and half minutes of footage.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for shoo-in
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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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