How to Use most likely in a Sentence
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Who is most likely to end up in jail?
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
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What is my most likely cause of death?
—Maria Bamford, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
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That still is his most likely course.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
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Which is most likely the best right now.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
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The Dodgers ranked as most likely.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Anyone else can and most likely will be sent home.
—Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Areas where the lawn is thin are most likely to sprout weeds.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2026
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Chanel will expect at least the same, and most likely more.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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The three most likely culprits are bears, wild boars and dogs.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
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Those days will most likely have partly cloudy skies, as well.
—Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 21 Mar. 2026
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Who is most likely to kill themselves?
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2026
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Which ones are most likely to pull off first-round upsets?
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
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The cockles of whose heart were most likely to be warmed by such a speech?
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
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In fact, the bash is most likely over, and the hangover’s ahead.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 4 July 2023
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These are the investors most likely to make a big move when a tape bomb hits.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
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Along with those styles, these new teen words and phrases will most likely not last.
—Kristina Behr, Parents, 29 May 2024
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The water on the floor is most likely not water at all.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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And games are decided most likely in that last third of the game.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
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As a result, buyers will most likely have to pay their agents.
—Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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The first and most likely to fall will be Monday’s overnight low.
—oregonlive, 14 Aug. 2023
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Cooper, their young son who has gone with them to the game, is most likely asleep in the car.
—Stephen Borelli, USA TODAY, 22 July 2023
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Since she was born in 1907, she’s most likely passed.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
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To the address the nurse had read on the card in my wallet, most likely.
—Literary Hub, 24 Oct. 2025
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This posture most likely did their backs in over time, the study suggests.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
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Which squads are most likely to accomplish that feat?
—Jim Root march 16, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
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Before then, here’s a look at what the two most likely outcomes could mean.
—Kris Nagel, Fortune, 1 July 2024
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Read more Map shows states where people are most likely to fall prey to fraud.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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The shortest shelf, most likely the top, should be used for spice storage.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
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What doctors don’t know is whose aorta might be most likely to fail — and why.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 15 July 2026
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The assertion fails three times, and most likely more.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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