How to Use best/surest/safest bet in a Sentence

best/surest/safest bet

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• 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
• Your best bet is to just take it easy and play things low-key.
  — Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 16 Feb. 2025
• 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
• Your best bet is to draw a boundary and keep your distance.
  — R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
• That’s why your safest bet is to just select a comfy pace and stick with it.
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 9 Jan. 2025
• 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
• So, your best bet is to go with a metal or glass bottle with a wide mouth.
  — Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
• Considering the track record, Haas may be the best bet.
  — Luke Smith, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
• 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
• The safest bet on the Super Bowl is the favorite, wagering without the spread.
  — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
• 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 you are owed a tax refund, the best bet is direct deposit.
  — Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
• If your main goal is to keep solids inside the diaper, this is your best bet.
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 5 June 2024
• On each flight, my best bet was to cycle through a series of options and see what stuck.
  — Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024
• Your second best bet is to stay put and get yourself a burro.
  — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
• Select the Right Post-Styler Once the hair is dry, stylers like hair oils, creams, and sprays are your best bet to lock strands into place.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 6 Mar 2025