odds-on
Example Sentences
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Jessie Buckley, who plays the grief-stricken Agnes, is odds-on favourite for best leading actress after winning the best drama actress honours at the Golden Globes.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
It’s no surprise that Shiffrin and Johnson are the odds-on favorites to win gold.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
Though there’s no direct line between Hemingway and Luk Yu, it was the popular spot for an entourage such as this, so it’s the odds-on favorite.
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
Unless, of course, you’re Kathy Bates, in which case, you become the odds-on favorite to win a third Emmy.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025
Alard Scheck, the odds-on favorite, the property of John W. Schoor, of Memphis and the pride of all Tennessee, finished absolutely last, five lengths behind Amur.
From History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by O'Connor, John Lawrence