one in a million
Example Sentences
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Even so, he pegs the odds of $2-a-gallon gasoline as a national average at one in a million.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025
“Even if one in a million objects is from an extraterrestrial origin, it could inform us that we are not alone and be the biggest scientific discovery in human history,” Loeb said.
From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025
Ms Macharia's mother said she had a "special bond" with her daughter who was "one in a million".
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
“Chordoma is a one in a million cancer,” Gary Sinise wrote Tuesday, sharing information about the disease.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024
“Well, she ended up getting brain cancer—the exact kind she was doing the study on. The probability of that was like one in a million or something. How’s that for a coincidence?”
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
