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
  • One surefire way to spruce up your space over the winter?
    Laura Drummond, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • There is a surefire way to get the stove out of your garage and into the hands of someone who wants it, however.
    Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2020
  • But the only surefire way to stop scammers is to stop paying them.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Over-correcting is a surefire way to stress them out even more.
    Sunset Magazine, 25 July 2023
  • Gogol says there is only one surefire way to tell if your herb has properly dried.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The raffia section is a surefire way for viewers to understand the standard that Ayissi has set in regard to design.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 Oct. 2024

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