How to Use sure thing in a Sentence

sure thing

noun

• That’s far from a sure thing as the Swiss have learned.
  — Viren Vaghela, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2020
• Now, Carter’s stock at the top of the draft is not so much a sure thing.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
• The one sure thing is that golf won't be the same without him.
  — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
• The one sure thing is that golf won’t be the same without him.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Feb. 2021
• That had seemed like a sure thing before the 1984 Olympic Games.
  — Rick Kogan, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2021
• Younghoe Koo is the closest thing to a sure thing in this game.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 31 Oct. 2021
• Over the course of 30-plus games, Michigan State seems like the surest thing.
  — Patrick Stevens, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2019
• The only sure thing was that there would be a next time.
  — Jay Kirk, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2023
• The only sure things in this draft, scouts said, are the top three picks.
  — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2023
• Still, Luttman says, the crowd-funding bet wasn’t a sure thing.
  — Elva Ramirez, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• Of all the games the Pacers had blown in the fourth quarter, this should've been a sure thing.
  — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 11 Feb. 2020
• The only sure thing is that the iPhone 14 series comes this fall.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 5 Apr. 2022
• But the plan still faces a long approval process and is still far from a sure thing.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2022
• And yet, as of this writing, DD was no sure thing to pass.
  — Alex Burness, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2019
• What is more of a sure thing is that this roster is set.
  — Joel Rush, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• The only sure thing this time around might be James' mind.
  — Brian Mahoney, Star Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020
• Sunday’s win was no sure thing, and that has nothing to do with the race.
  — oregonlive, 24 July 2022
• In the Game of Thrones universe, death and violence are a sure thing.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 11 Oct. 2022
• It’s not a sure thing that the president will get sick at all, of course.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 2 Oct. 2020
• But as well as that bet worked out for the Goodman with Falls, Booth is much more of a sure thing.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2022
• Stafford knew that the Lions agreeing to trade him was far from a sure thing.
  — Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2021
• Amid all the uncertainty, there is one sure thing: The man wants to play.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 June 2021
• Odds that make the Powerball jackpot look like a sure thing.
  — Michael Nesset, Star Tribune, 25 Nov. 2020
• Plain Dealer said the race was far from a sure thing for anyone.
  — cleveland, 20 May 2022
• Getting Toews back — no sure thing — would go a long way.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021
• On a night when not much else was working on offense, the dunks were a sure thing.
  — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Mar. 2021
• Of all the remaining teams in the postseason, the Chiefs are the closest thing to a sure thing.
  — Cameron Dasilva, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 17 Jan. 2020
• In a sport that revels in the unpredictable, the Atlanta Braves were once a sure thing.
  — New York Times, 31 Oct. 2021
• However, even the survival of the Internet Archive is no sure thing.
  — David Meyer, Fortune, 25 June 2024
• That, however, was no sure thing after Conforto’s 2023 season, one of the most trying of his career in terms of on-field performance.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024