Examples of shoo-in in a Sentence
a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state
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Who will get a best new artist nod (other than shoo-ins Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter)?
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Detroit is now 9-1 on the season and looks like a shoo-in to have the best record in the NFC.
—Andy Scholes, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Live Colorado election results for the 2024 election Boebert’s defection from the 3rd Congressional District created a stir in a part of the state where the Republican candidate is usually a shoo-in.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
But Republicans remain skeptical that women, particularly suburban women in swing states, will be a shoo-in for Harris, pointing to concerns over the economy.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Detroit is now 9-1 on the season and looks like a shoo-in to have the best record in the NFC.
—Andy Scholes, CNN, 21 Nov. 2024
Live Colorado election results for the 2024 election Boebert’s defection from the 3rd Congressional District created a stir in a part of the state where the Republican candidate is usually a shoo-in.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
But Republicans remain skeptical that women, particularly suburban women in swing states, will be a shoo-in for Harris, pointing to concerns over the economy.
—Julia Manchester, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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