slim chance

noun

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

Examples of slim chance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With a slim chance of making the playoffs, the Vikings are turning back to veteran quarterback Nick Mullens for Sunday’s season finale against the Detroit Lions. Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2024 Saturday and Sunday will be dry and cool, and while there is a slim chance of rain north of Point Conception in southwestern Santa Barbara County over the weekend, the forecast for the region looks clear and cold. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024 The space agency issued a statement in response to a November report from GB News, which stated that 2007 FT3 had a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2024. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2024 To avoid even that slim chance, there are relatively simple steps anyone can take to avoid bed bugs. Brooke Borel, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2023 If an award list only features public and later-stage startups with at least 1,000 employees, then a startup client that is just finding its momentum likely has a super slim chance of winning. Beck Bamberger, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 But even if the mosquito control plan moves forward, these tiny birds may have a slim chance of recovering outside of captivity. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Aug. 2023 After 100,000 miles, vehicles usually start losing more value, so there's only a slim chance that a lender might refinance it. Ashley Donohoe, Car and Driver, 2 Sep. 2023 Given a limited amount of drilling was taking place there prior to the ban, there’s a slim chance consumers will feel more pain at the pump from this, said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023

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“Slim chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20chance. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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