very likely

Example Sentences

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Hopefully the Lakers can avoid a sweep when they return to The Crypt, but it doesn’t look very likely, not when committing 39 turnovers in two games.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Enter that Atlantic article: “If successful, he would turn a very likely Democratic win into a jump ball,” Jonathan Chait wrote.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

"Unfortunately, it's very likely that many people's holidays will be affected, either by flight cancellations or very, very expensive tickets," the EU's energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen said on Sky News last week.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Ms. Alexander, deservedly Oscar-nominated for the role, creates a grounded, subtle portrait of persevering motherhood, Carol’s husband never having returned from San Francisco and very likely dead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Not very likely, so far from the stream.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien