Examples of shoo-in in a Sentence
a shoo-in for the position of secretary of state
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Does this mean Phish is a shoo-in to be named as an inductee when the class of 2025 is officially announced this coming Sunday night?
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Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Now, the group seems like a shoo-in to take its proper place next to Pink Floyd, R.E.M., ELO, Roxy Music and the other greatest rock acts of all time.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Tim Melia will be a shoo-in to have his name on the wall of Sporting Legends, next to goalkeeping greats like Tony Meola and Jimmy Nielsen.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Diggs and Hollins appear to be shoo-ins to make the roster.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
Now, the group seems like a shoo-in to take its proper place next to Pink Floyd, R.E.M., ELO, Roxy Music and the other greatest rock acts of all time.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Tim Melia will be a shoo-in to have his name on the wall of Sporting Legends, next to goalkeeping greats like Tony Meola and Jimmy Nielsen.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Diggs and Hollins appear to be shoo-ins to make the roster.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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