long shot

Example Sentences

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Tonight wasn't the worst performance by a long shot and they still didn't get a result.

From BBC

“One thing that makes us unique is the scale — we are the biggest in Los Angeles by a long shot,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

The trader focused bets on contracts that would pay out if Maduro would no longer be Venezuela’s leader by Jan. 31, when that still seemed like a long shot.

From The Wall Street Journal

That makes this year the worst for measles in the U.S. since 1992, by a long shot.

From Barron's

That makes this year the worst for measles in the U.S. since 1992, by a long shot.

From Barron's