not likely

idiom

: probably not
"Will she get the job?" "Not likely."

Examples of not likely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The album will not likely have much of a presence on streaming, but should sell fairly well – helped by five vinyl variants, including an indie retailer exclusive red-color vinyl and an artist-webstore-only picture disc, as well as three CD editions, including exclusives for both Target and Amazon. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2024 Winners would have to make their way to the cities involved but that’s hardly likely to dent their popularity; particularly in Europe, traveling to the city, whether by land or air, is not likely to be expensive. Sarah Turner, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 The show is not likely to return to HBO until 2025. Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024 Although heavy rainfall is the primary threat, flash flooding is not likely because dry conditions over the past several weeks will allow the ground to soak up a lot of water, the weather service said. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 7 Mar. 2024 But Haley’s most righteous argument for holding fast through Super Tuesday is that voters have a right to voice their preference even if their preference is not likely to win — barring the Republican front-runner ending up behind bars. Robin Givhan, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024 By some estimates there are as many as 20 GOP House members, including many from districts that Mr. Biden won in 2020, who are not likely to want to risk their seats on such a controversial vote, especially without evidence of wrongdoing by the president. Erica Brown, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2024 But that kind of carryover success is not likely to repeat in 2024. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024 Berkshire is managed to survive and emerge stronger from any economic or market downturn, and that philosophy is not likely to change, given the culture. Bill Stone, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024

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“Not likely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20likely. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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