outside chance

noun

: a small possibility
There's an outside chance that something could go wrong.

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The Blue Jays are playing the Red Sox, who still have an outside chance at wining the division. Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025 Milwaukee has an outside chance to win 100 games (currently projection: 97), and will most likely have the best record in baseball when all is said and done. Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025 The matchup should afford Conner an outside chance to tally 20+ points in PPR leagues this week. Kc Joyner, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025 There is an outside chance that House leaders could jam language at the last minute into a large continuing resolution as part of a compromise to keep funding the federal government after Sept. 30, but experts watching the issue don’t expect it. Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outside chance

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“Outside chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20chance. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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