unlikely

Example Sentences

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You’re in your early 30s, so a one-year reduction is unlikely to derail your retirement plans.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

Previous work which has already looked at two of Wales' most notorious transport headaches is likely to be dusted down - voters are unlikely to tolerate a re-invention of the wheel and its accompanying expense.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Like any great artist, Grohl is a product of her surroundings, and that can’t help but include a very specific, unlikely upbringing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

However, it is considered exceptionally unlikely -- less than one percent -- that any single year will exceed 2C above the pre-industrial baseline in the next five years.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

This black box of genetics was pried open, almost accidentally, by an unlikely scientist working on an unlikely organism.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee