outside chance

noun

: a small possibility

There's an outside chance that something could go wrong.

Examples of outside chance in a Sentence

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Now, even after his Intercontinental Championship match loss, Page should solidify himself as an upper midcarder, much like Penta, with an outside chance of making his way into the main event scene. —Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

That quick heat-up is likely to run for about three days and die down just in time for the weekend, when cooler temperatures and an outside chance of rain begin to loom. —Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 18 May 2026

The class looks good on Day 2, when Hunter, Banks and Miller should all go early, with an outside chance of one or two going in the first round. —Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026

All the horses except Potente likely need to finish first or second to have a chance of getting into the Kentucky Derby starting gate, though Robusta, the San Felipe runner-up, would have an outside chance by finishing third. —Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for outside chance

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