: one that is a certain and easy winner

Examples of shoo-in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If there was a contest for girls obsessed with their exes, Olivia Rodrigo would be a shoo-in for the crown. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2024 The 22-year-old should have been a shoo-in for admission. Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Related Articles Elias: Garvey’s run so far impressive but makes Schiff a likely shoo-in End of an era? John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024 Since announcing his campaign in 2022, the former president has looked like a shoo-in for the Republican presidential nomination. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2024 Many people believed that Gerwig and Robbie were shoo-ins. Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024 There will be at least one goalie that doesn’t make this team that right now would be a shoo-in No. 1 for Canada. Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2024 Surely if Kelce is allowed back, Swift would be a shoo-in? Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024 Here’s a synopsis of both men’s candidacies: Julius Peppers In his first year of hall eligibility, Peppers is considered all but a shoo-in. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of shoo-in was in 1937

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“Shoo-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoo-in. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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shoo-in

noun
ˈshü-ˌin
: one that is a certain and easy winner

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