prospect

Example Sentences

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Oil fell on the prospect of a quick end to the U.S.-Iran conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

If a person has a hard time cancelling a subscription, they form a negative association with the process, not a positive mentality about the prospect of saving money.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The peer group broadly slid as investors fretted over the prospect of higher fuel prices for longer as the war in Iran dragged on.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Their scouting led them to Nacua, an under-the-radar prospect who played college football at Washington and Brigham Young.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Facing the prospect that something else had gone wrong—that Blackie Thompson had sprung loose—he picked up the receiver and heard the urgent voice of one of his agents.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann