likely

Example Sentences

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GDP is likely to be soft for the second quarter in a row.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

Research confirms that small teams are more likely to achieve major breakthroughs, even if it doesn’t make for the best stories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The reverse singles are likely to feature Dart against Gibson before a potential deciding rubber between Stojsavljevic and Birrell.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Some call El Niños that pass this threshold of warming super El Niños — relatively rare occurrences that are more likely to generate wide-ranging effects.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

It’s our father, likely calling to see how our mystery shopping trip to the nonexistent Somewhere Mall went.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller