long odds

noun

: a poor chance of winning

The team has made some major improvements, but they still face long odds.

Examples of long odds in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Texas, polls show former Republican attorney general Ken Paxton slightly behind Democrat James Talarico in a Senate race that faces long odds given no Democrat has won statewide office in Texas since 1994. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026

Most of the candidates, running as Republicans, face long odds for election. — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Over time, against long odds, the pair cleared a path for SpaceX to contracts at NASA and the US military. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026

The Rays now trail 3-0 in the series, facing long odds of mounting a comeback. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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