Examples of not likely in a Sentence
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Herbst said the inflow of U.S. weapons now is not likely to determine the outcome of the war.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
But the president of TARC's drivers union said that solution is not likely to work.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024
This is not likely to be effective given that conspiratorial thinking tends to become so entrenched that the believer comes to be entirely unreceptive to reasons.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024
Analysts and industry officials say the airline will have to make drastic changes, including cutting flights and exiting some markets to become profitable, which is still not likely to happen this year.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Clouds caused by stronger atmospheric processes like fronts or large areas of low pressure are not likely to be as affected, but a cute little cumulus cloud might be.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Many economists expect that mortgage rates will ultimately ease moderately this year, but that’s not likely to happen before the Fed begins cutting its benchmark interest rate.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
That’s not likely to happen this time around, though Ferbert is a Democrat and has notable pockets of support.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
But the heavy lifting is still more than a month away, with the issues that could lead to a strike not likely to be dealt with before June.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
Greg Myre, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
But the president of TARC's drivers union said that solution is not likely to work.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Apr. 2024
This is not likely to be effective given that conspiratorial thinking tends to become so entrenched that the believer comes to be entirely unreceptive to reasons.
—Rafael Perez, Orange County Register, 12 Apr. 2024
Analysts and industry officials say the airline will have to make drastic changes, including cutting flights and exiting some markets to become profitable, which is still not likely to happen this year.
—Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Clouds caused by stronger atmospheric processes like fronts or large areas of low pressure are not likely to be as affected, but a cute little cumulus cloud might be.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Many economists expect that mortgage rates will ultimately ease moderately this year, but that’s not likely to happen before the Fed begins cutting its benchmark interest rate.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
That’s not likely to happen this time around, though Ferbert is a Democrat and has notable pockets of support.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2024
But the heavy lifting is still more than a month away, with the issues that could lead to a strike not likely to be dealt with before June.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Not likely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20likely. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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