How to Use best/surest/safest bet in a Sentence
best/surest/safest bet
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If you are owed a tax refund, the best bet is direct deposit.
— Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 -
If your top priority is a smartwatch that won't die on you, then the One Plus Watch 2 is your best bet.
— Cierra Cowan, PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024 -
Northern lights can be photographed with a smartphone, and the best bet is to avoid using flash and use night mode, which is available on newer iPhone models.
— Conor Murray, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024 -
To learn more about your individual insurance coverage, your best bet is to call your insurance provider to know what your plan does and does not cover.
— Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 Oct. 2024 -
Their best bet is to collaborate with doctors and nurses who experience the everyday inadequacies of patient care.
— Mike Eisenberg, TIME, 17 Sep. 2024 -
Fresh okra is the best bet for this recipe, but frozen will work in a pinch.
— Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 July 2023 -
Your best bet would be to start big and work your way down.
— Boone Ashworth Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Mar. 2024 -
Products that might be marked down are the best bet to score a deal.
— Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2024 -
Your best bet will vary based on whether the tomatoes are whole or cut.
— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024 -
But does that mean Sin City is still a gambler’s best bet?
— Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024 -
Amazon is your best bet to find the Scream movies online.
— Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2023 -
Your best bet for viewing its splendor is to head to the dark of the mountains or seashore.
— Geoff Chester, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023 -
But the best bet might be Idaho, which heads down to Reno to take on Nevada.
— USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023 -
Your best bet will be to go either at the end of the calendar year, or right at the start.
— Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2023 -
And if a trip to the moon isn’t on the horizon, the Omega seems like a space enthusiast’s next best bet.
— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2024 -
But then, based on how the season has gone, that was probably the safest bet in town.
— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2023 -
For some stretch in your sheets, the plain-stitch knitted jersey sheet would be your best bet.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2023 -
Reaching out to a friend may be your best bet for getting over the heartbreak.
— Amanda Gardner, Health, 3 Sep. 2023 -
So, finding an option that will stand up to the test of time and the wear and tear of daily life is your best bet.
— Bridget Mallon, Sunset Magazine, 7 Sep. 2023 -
If this is you, your best bet is a latte, black coffee or tea.
— USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023 -
As with the modern bully, your best bet is to avoid them and keep record of your own actions.
— Rachel Shin, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023 -
As the convention is not open to the general public, the best bet is to catch streams of it.
— David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2024 -
Humility in the face of life’s mood swings is your best bet right now.
— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023 -
Here, the spending bill scenario might be the best bet for moving forward on the tax deal.
— Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 -
If your main goal is to keep solids inside the diaper, this is your best bet.
— Jessica Booth, Parents, 5 June 2024 -
Your second best bet is to stay put and get yourself a burro.
— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024 -
And that’s why the non-unicorns out there might just be the best bet to take your team to hitherto unimagined heights.
— Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023 -
As for crease-prone lids or those with mature skin, cream shadows are your best bet.
— Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Aug. 2024 -
For a suit that's more fitted, the Milano Fit is going to be your best bet, with the most trim cut of the three on-sale options.
— Ellen McAlpine, Men's Health, 13 May 2023 -
Pro tip: For anyone looking to avoid the crowds, the fair's opening day remains your best bet.
— Kyle Stokes, Axios, 3 Sep. 2024
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