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Examples of likelihood in a Sentence
There is a strong likelihood that he will be reelected.
the weatherman on TV said that the likelihood of rain today was fairly high
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Officials believe that a recent wildfire, which stripped away acres of brush and trees, increased the likelihood of a flash flood after the heavy rain this weekend.
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Gene drive works by tinkering with the rules of inheritance, increasing the likelihood a gene will be passed to the next generation.
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Prosecutors cited a number of Twitter messages from the @BLMBro account that criticized evidence in the trial, arguing that there was a strong likelihood that the account is Mr. Shkreli’s despite a post saying it is run by a fan.
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The likelihood, experts say, is that some serious mistake by Cunanan or tip from the public will eventually nail him.
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The plan overall would do the same thing the House plan does: give less federal money for insurance and increase the likelihood that more Americans will be uninsured.
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The Senate health-care proposal isn’t as vast or complicated as the ACA, reducing the likelihood of major errors like the one that threatened Obamacare’s survival two years ago.
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But ever since the Doomsday Clock, which measures how close the world is to a major anthropogenic disaster, was introduced after World War II, the public has kept a nervous eye on the likelihood of nuclear wars.
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So there is a large likelihood that there will be a custody case, and many survivors cannot afford a private attorney.
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Origin and Etymology of likelihood
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LIKELIHOOD Defined for English Language Learners
likelihood
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: the chance that something will happen
LIKELIHOOD Defined for Kids
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: probability 1 In all likelihood we will go.
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