against all odds
idiom
: despite success being very unlikely
He was able to do it, against all odds.
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Ohio is presented by Francesca Moody Productions and piece by piece productions in association with the Young Vic, and promises to be a musical celebration of losing faith and finding hope against all odds.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
While on hunger strike, he was put up for election for a UK assembly seat, and against all odds, won.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
But 64 years later, against all odds, their saga remains ongoing.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2025
Murral, against all odds, rebuilt her life, carving out a place for herself and her children.
—Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 2025
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
While on hunger strike, he was put up for election for a UK assembly seat, and against all odds, won.
—Philip Metres
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
But 64 years later, against all odds, their saga remains ongoing.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2025
Murral, against all odds, rebuilt her life, carving out a place for herself and her children.
—Sarah Rex, JSTOR Daily, 20 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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