unlikeliness

Example Sentences

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The judiciary opted not to discipline Ross more harshly due to “exemplary” judicial service and her unlikeliness to engage in further misconduct.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

When the sun dipped beneath the mountains and the glare subsided, the lake’s colors deepened and the unlikeliness of it all seemed to double.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

One of the dolphins there was found dead and the other - a calf - was euthanised due to its unlikeliness to survive.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2023

Such a price list is rare, with interest in protection on American debt usually low given the unlikeliness of default.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2023

The unlikeliness of Harris’s bombshell—she was a grandmother, no less, without PhD or academic affiliation—prompted both wonder and chagrin.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt