slim chance

noun

: a small possibility
There's still a slim chance that we can win.

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There’s a slim chance — but a chance. Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 The loss hurt their slim chance of making the postseason and prevented them from closing out their final homestand of the year with a series sweep. Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2025 Wall Street had already priced in a near-certainty of the cut, with futures markets assigning just a slim chance of a larger half-point move. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025 The bill most likely stands a slim chance as stand-alone legislation; Republicans control the Senate, and none of them are listed as co-sponsors. Evan Bush, NBC news, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slim chance

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

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