against all odds

idiom

: despite success being very unlikely
He was able to do it, against all odds.

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The Tuskegee Airmen fought in a war against all odds. Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2025 Yet, against all odds, Ariel regained her mobility. Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025 Yet the impulse to affirm and express human connection survives, against all odds. Karen Parker Lears, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 Rodgers, against all odds, led the Packers to victory at Super Bowl XLV. Ben Church, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024 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 8 Feb. 2025.

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