How to Use surefire in a Sentence

surefire

adjective

• The movie is a surefire hit with teenagers.
• There is no surefire way to predict the outcome.
• Coal projects are a surefire way to boost jobs in the short run.
  — Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2020
• The most surefire way to avoid sea bather’s eruption is to stay out of the water.
  — National Geographic, 28 June 2018
• There are no surefire ways to arrest or slow the progress of the disease.
  — Episcopal Retirement Services, Cincinnati.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• One surefire way to spruce up your space over the winter?
  — Laura Drummond, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2024
• And that’s one surefire way to build a class that is in line to finish No. 1 in the country.
  — Austin Ward, ajc, 13 Dec. 2017
• But lately, a degree hasn’t been the same surefire way to land a job.
  — Bypaolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2024
• Higley wasn't looking like a surefire team to make the 5A playoffs.
  — Alex Chenevey, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2023
• Sivan knows at least one surefire way to soothe his soul: dance it out, while the world keeps burning.
  — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2023
• That's a surefire way to lose the seasoning—read more on cast iron care tips here.
  — Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 14 July 2023
• Going along for the ride is less than a surefire way to live up to the passive side of one's nature.
  — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
• Morning headaches are a surefire way to get your day off to a crappy start.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 26 Feb. 2020
• That’s a surefire way to bend the brim and otherwise misshape it.
  — Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2023
• Scrambling back and forth to the kitchen to refill water glasses is a surefire way to kill the mood.
  — Popular Science, 23 Nov. 2020
• But there’s a surefire way to add a spark of joy and warmth to your life: a touch of retail therapy.
  — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2024
• And if that doesn't reel you in, Ian Ross' score is a surefire heartstring-tugger.
  — Margaret Gray, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018
• Because that's a surefire way to win over your estranged in-laws?
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 18 Aug. 2018
• And that's a surefire way to eat healthily in a manner that won't overwhelm you.
  — Cat Lafuente, Health.com, 19 Jan. 2022
• Johnson, 42, is used to racking up the kind of milestones that have made him a surefire Hall of Famer.
  — Dan Gelston, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2018
• Remember that joining the race to the bottom is a surefire way to go broke.
  — Peter Boolkah, Forbes, 14 June 2021
• Alisa Bloom High gloss paints are a surefire way to make a bold statement.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 16 Dec. 2022
• One surefire way to bring in more bulls is to sound like one or two different cows.
  — Chad Schearer, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2024
• Best of all, the crossbody design is a surefire way to keep the bag safely attached to my body.
  — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 15 Mar. 2024
• Reducing the number of flights is one of the few surefire ways to curb emissions in the meantime.
  — Umair Irfan, Vox, 1 Aug. 2019
• But the only surefire way to avoid sickness from airplane food is not to eat it.
  — Justin Klawans, theweek, 19 Nov. 2024
• Someone is going to end up with the chance to mold him into a surefire NBA draft pick.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2021
• What makes things tricky for Golden State is that, unlike Williamson in June, the 2020 draft has no surefire prospects.
  — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, 21 Dec. 2019
• Don’t miss this extra discount on a surefire way to glow up.
  — Stack Commerce, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
• Spending 30 minutes sloshing around in poop is a surefire way to get sick as hell.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 26 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024