against all odds

idiom

: despite success being very unlikely

He was able to do it, against all odds.

Examples of against all odds in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mimi Davila shines in the titular role as a character who briefly tiptoes into various New Yorkers’ lives over the course of one trying day, observing everything around her with quiet patience and endeavoring to do her job (and keep her cool) against all odds. —Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 13 June 2025

The whiplash growth of artificial intelligence has minted a gaggle of billionaires and unicorns, but chip behemoth Nvidia continues to remain among the largest beneficiaries of the AI boom against all odds. —Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

But somehow, against all odds, Capcom and Marvelous pulled it off, not just once but twice. —Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025

Her getting in there against all odds as a newcomer is fabulous. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 June 2025

Rhymes for against all odds

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