unlikeliest
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
He’s also the unlikeliest curler at the Milan Cortina Games, where he could become the oldest American athlete in Winter Olympics history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
The Estadio da Luz then erupted deep in injury time as Trubin turned the unlikeliest of heroes as he nodded in from a free-kick to send Benfica through.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
Tomlin was the same age when he followed Cowher in 2007 and might have been the unlikeliest hire of the bunch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
An opportunity that looked like it had been trampled underfoot when the dismal visitors in Piraeus fell three goals down, was reborn thanks to Belarus, the unlikeliest of unlikely heroes of the night.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
It was as though in some strange fashion, in the unlikeliest spot, she had come upon a rare flower, too marvelous to breathe upon.
From Otherwise Phyllis by Gibson, Charles Dana