outside chance

noun

: a small possibility

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

Examples of outside chance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There is an outside chance the Royals look outside the roster. — Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 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

San Jose, down a pair of its best players but still with plenty of quality on the field, rattled 12 shots (six on target) but none with much more than an outside chance of going in. — Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 21 May 2026

Rhymes for outside chance

• microfinance
• advance
• askance
• enhance
• expanse
• finance
• freelance
• mischance
• perchance
• romance
• circumstance
• esperance