How to Use odds in a Sentence

odds

noun
  • The goal was just to get the film seen, against all odds.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Tiger Woods is a favorite to make the cut with odds of -142.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 18 May 2022
  • So what are the odds of the Tigers picking No. 1 for the third time in six years?
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The odds are very much against the Suns landing any starters.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2022
  • A month ago, investors thought the odds of such a move were just over 25%.
    Matt Grossman, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022
  • At the time the picks were sent to our staff on Thursday evening, the game was a pick ‘em with (-110) odds.
    cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
  • What are the odds for Game 1 of the Bucks-Bulls playoff series?
    Emmett Prosser, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The odds were small for both groups — 6.3% for those exposed in utero and 3% for those who weren’t.
    Karen Kaplanscience and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2022
  • The Rams are favored by 3 ½ points, so the odds are in his favor.
    Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2022
  • What are the odds for the other NBA draft lottery picks?
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 17 May 2022
  • What do the odds say about the game, which will be played in Mexico City?
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Chakravarty says the odds are high that the virus becomes the No. 1 killer in the United States.
    Alan Murray, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2022
  • That may put McConnell at odds with Trump from time to time.
    Douglas Heye, CNN, 26 Jan. 2022
  • The Memphis Grizzlies and Phoenix Suns are tied for second in the odds, at +500.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 30 June 2022
  • The odds are high that Russia simply would refuse to pay.
    Jay Newman, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2022
  • The odds of making the playoffs have improved this year.
    New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022
  • The odds were against him, and increasingly against the city.
    Mystslav Chernov and Evgeniy Maloletka, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2022
  • What are the odds of winning the Mega Millions jackpot?
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The odds of winning the more than half billion jackpot?
    Julianne McShane, NBC News, 17 July 2022
  • The odds were already in Ramírez’s favor, and then Díaz fell behind 1-0 in the count.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 18 May 2022
  • The Blazers entered the draft lottery with the sixth-best odds of landing the No. 1 pick at 9%.
    oregonlive, 17 May 2022
  • In April, Goldman put the odds of a recession coming to roost in the U.S. at 38%.
    Tristan Bove, Fortune, 17 May 2022
  • Who will win the game? Check out these odds, picks and predictions for the contest.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2022
  • With the release of the Peregrine report, the odds just got better that Brown will get his wish.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2022
  • The odds of taking home the winning jackpot were a measly one in 302.6 million.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2023
  • If the flight before yours is delayed, the odds are yours might be delayed, too.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Maybe that’s because the odds of winning are one in 302.6 million.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Each ends as a trope: one a man who triumphs against all odds, the other a martyr.
    Jordan Kisner, The Atlantic, 10 June 2022
  • For Kotek, who is also a Democrat, the odds are less promising.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 17 Oct. 2022
  • But her closest friend, Trina (played by the rapper Doechii in her debut role), encourages Gia to keep the child against all odds.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2023

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