odds-on
Example Sentences
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Spirited Boss, at 18-1, held off Amorita as well as defending champion and odds-on favorite Queen Maxima, to win for trainer Jose Francisco D’Angelo.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Majborough was the odds-on favourite to claim victory in the big race of the day but a poor jumping display made it an impossible victory.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 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
National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett remains the odds-on favorite.
From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025
It was heavy odds-on, that you'd gone to the bottom in that blow, all of you; but I couldn't give up.
From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph