Examples of chances are in a Sentence
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In fact, chances are that a lot of stones actually came down in the Neolithic.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
From shrimp tacos to your favorite sushi rolls, chances are the hands that caught, cleaned, packed, or transported your seafood are from Latinos.
—Camila Cáceres, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
By Thursday, the best rain chances are expected to be near or south of Interstate 70 before spreading further northward overnight and into Friday, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
These chances are very much on the low end at 10%, but a brief, light shower can't be ruled out closer to the coast during the afternoons Tuesday into the weekend.
—Shane Hinton, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
For anybody with rosacea, chances are that–like me–you’ll be well aware that finding the best serums for rosacea that actually calm skin (without sending it into a frenzy) can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack.
—Lucy Partington, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2025
Rain chances are in the forecast Wednesday night through Saturday, with the highest probability on Thursday.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 16 Nov. 2025
While the chances are low, both Skenes and Skubal have been mentioned in trade rumors as the MLB offseason has gotten underway.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
There is also a possibility that the northern lights could be visible in parts of Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, though the chances are also low, according to NOAA.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
From shrimp tacos to your favorite sushi rolls, chances are the hands that caught, cleaned, packed, or transported your seafood are from Latinos.
—Camila Cáceres, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
By Thursday, the best rain chances are expected to be near or south of Interstate 70 before spreading further northward overnight and into Friday, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Nov. 2025
These chances are very much on the low end at 10%, but a brief, light shower can't be ruled out closer to the coast during the afternoons Tuesday into the weekend.
—Shane Hinton, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
For anybody with rosacea, chances are that–like me–you’ll be well aware that finding the best serums for rosacea that actually calm skin (without sending it into a frenzy) can feel like looking for a needle in a haystack.
—Lucy Partington, Glamour, 17 Nov. 2025
Rain chances are in the forecast Wednesday night through Saturday, with the highest probability on Thursday.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 16 Nov. 2025
While the chances are low, both Skenes and Skubal have been mentioned in trade rumors as the MLB offseason has gotten underway.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
There is also a possibility that the northern lights could be visible in parts of Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, though the chances are also low, according to NOAA.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Chances are.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chances%20are. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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