possibility

Example Sentences

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"We have talked for many years about the possibility that life may have originated at deep-sea hydrothermal vents," Lutz said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

In this forbidding portrait, suffering threatens to outweigh the tantalizing possibility of redemption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Irish Times describes it as a "an endearingly honest, questing record about friendship, faith, art, meaning and, appropriately for Easter, death and the possibility of rebirth".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“This has created an environment where even workers with high levels of job security by traditional standards are starting to feel anxious about the possibility of job loss.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Oatmeal cake was a tolerable idea, but the possibility of kipper cake made them gag.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood