against all odds
idiom
: despite success being very unlikely
He was able to do it, against all odds.
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The Good who have, against all odds, found their way back to each other.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 Nov. 2025
Elphaba and Glinda, who spent the first act and film becoming friends against all odds, go their separate ways as Elphaba chooses to rebel against the Wizard and Glinda stays behind.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
And even if, against all odds, Venezuela’s opposition seized sudden control of the country, there is no guarantee that its ascendance would lead to a durable, democratic transition.
—Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025
The challenge now is not just falling in love against all odds, but staying together in spite of them.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 22 Nov. 2025
Elphaba and Glinda, who spent the first act and film becoming friends against all odds, go their separate ways as Elphaba chooses to rebel against the Wizard and Glinda stays behind.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Nov. 2025
And even if, against all odds, Venezuela’s opposition seized sudden control of the country, there is no guarantee that its ascendance would lead to a durable, democratic transition.
—Francisco Rodríguez, Foreign Affairs, 17 Nov. 2025
The challenge now is not just falling in love against all odds, but staying together in spite of them.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for against all odds
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“Against all odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/against%20all%20odds. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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