How to Use sure bet in a Sentence

sure bet

noun
  • Nor is Swift any kind of sure bet to top the chart next week, either.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Aug. 2024
  • For a while, this approach seemed a sure bet for steady progress.
    — Paul Romer, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2020
  • If there’s a sure bet at the 97th Academy Awards, Culkin is it.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • JoJo is seen as the top high school hitter in the class but isn’t a sure bet to stick at shortstop.
    — C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • But if beach crowds are more the issue, then the low tourist season of June through August is a sure bet.
    — Steven Casale, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Set to turn 29 in September, Corbett’s move to the middle isn’t a sure bet.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Following his playing days at Wayne, a path to the big leagues seemed like a pretty sure bet.
    — Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
  • Wright started just one game last season, at left guard, but figures to be a sure bet to slot in as a starter at one of the guard spots in 2023.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Chocolate Of all the brown tones, chocolate is a sure bet for a refined manicure.
    — Jeanne Ballion, Vogue, 15 May 2025
  • For the better part of this century, these were two of the names pop stars and record labels have turned to in search of a dance-pop single that’s a sure bet.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 21 July 2024
  • Nolan is a sure bet to win his category — which will be his first-ever win.
    — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 8 Mar. 2024
  • All of which made the show’s arrival in China maybe not as tricky as a prison escape, but certainly not a sure bet.
    — Claire Fu, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Life-science companies, and the lab buildings that house them, looked like a sure bet for investors.
    — Catherine Carlock — Boston Globe, STAT, 16 Mar. 2024
  • While many will be wondering if they will be taken, Jeanty is a sure bet to be taken in the first round.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Furthermore, the 232 tariffs might be more of a sure bet, legally speaking.
    — Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 18 July 2025
  • Giving the perfect present can be stressful, but there’s one sure bet: gifts that entertain.
    — Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Dulles International Airport has a chance to end its streak of 662 days since last seeing an inch of snow, but even that’s not a sure bet.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The only sure bet is that the form of government that will come out on top is the one that proves most capable of marshaling the power of AI for the most people.
    — Kevin Drum, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
  • Dahmer seems like a sure bet for a nomination, as does Fleishman.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2023
  • One sure bet though is an appearance from wife Trisha Yearwood.
    — Melinda Sheckells, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2023
  • The team also doesn’t have a first-round pick, so prioritizing a plug-and-play offensive weapon or blocker in the draft doesn’t feel like a sure bet.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2024
  • That suggested his joint resolution, which fell eight votes short of the two-thirds required on Wednesday, was still not a sure bet to clear the chamber.
    — Aarón Torres, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
  • Downey, bedeviled by substance abuse issues and some box office flops, was anything but a sure bet back then.
    — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • But getting a flotation device perfectly into the hands of a panicky swimmer is not a sure bet.
    — Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Social equity programs aren’t a sure bet, given the risk of starting any new business.
    — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Perfect for elongating the silhouette, thigh-high boots remain a sure bet.
    — Alexandre Marain, Glamour, 28 Dec. 2025
  • The horror-comedy-action hybrid wasn’t a sure bet.
    — Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
  • For a beautifully scary movie this Halloween, Sleepy Hollow is a sure bet.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The approach is not a sure bet.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
  • After all, shouldn't a great model be a sure bet to deploy?
    — Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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