raise the possibility

idiom

: to make (something) possible

The discovery raises the possibility that a cure for the disease will be found.

—often + of

The discovery raises the possibility of finding a cure for the disease.

Examples of raise the possibility in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

James Provost Of course, allowing unfettered modding of the K5’s transceiver does raise the possibility of abuse. —IEEE Spectrum, 27 Mar. 2024

Cronenberg’s genius consists in his rare ability to see that elevation can attend disgust, and almost all his movies raise the possibility that a hideous ordeal might double as a reprieve from banality. —Becca Rothfeld, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2024

So, if Trout won’t raise the possibility of waiving the no-trade provision in his contract, the Angels have to. —Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2023

Some raise the possibility that Lentz’s swift firing was retaliation On-screen, past associates of Brian Houston paint him as vindictive. —Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 16 May 2023

Settling the Dominion case could raise the possibility of a settlement with Smartmatic, which has made claims similar to Dominion’s. —Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023

Though the Daily Mail led a campaign for her son's killers to be brought to justice, today's allegations raise the possibility that the newspaper may have also gone on to invade her privacy in pursuit of fresh stories. —Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Oct. 2022

These technological advancements raise the possibility not only for these temporary sensory stand-ins, but also for potential permanent treatment options, circumventing the malfunctioning perceptual organ and accessing sensory regions in the brain that had previously been thought to lie dormant. —Dana Smith, Discover Magazine, 28 Apr. 2014

Some raise the possibility that Lentz’s swift firing was retaliation On-screen, past associates of Brian Houston paint him as vindictive. —Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 16 May 2023