chance in a million

Example Sentences

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Brower said he would not previously have imagined there was a chance in a million that Lyle Jeffs will be released on Wednesday, but now he is not so sure.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2016

When you find yourself working two jobs for a filly that has one chance in a million, you realize it's not only a business.

From Time Magazine Archive

He took one look and exclaimed: "It's a chance in a million, but I think those tubes contained my lost virus."

From Time Magazine Archive

Activities or illnesses whose safety indices are greater than 6 should be considered quite safe, being equivalent to less than one chance in a million per year.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

First, because there was not one chance in a million that it could actually help, and second, because plasma screens grow extremely hot after prolonged use.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer