How to Use possibility in a Sentence

possibility

noun
  • The old house might not look like much now, but it has possibilities.
  • Have you considered the possibility that you may be wrong?
  • There is a strong possibility that I will not be chosen for the job.
  • His degree and job experience give him a wide range of possibilities for a career.
  • My first two ideas didn't work, but I thought of a third possibility.
  • The future holds untold possibilities.
  • Delve into the possibilities and how to get the most for the least.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 22 June 2024
  • That opens up a lot of possibilities in terms of the voice cast.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 22 Nov. 2023
  • But still with a feeling of the possibilities of more of the same from the 2022 playoffs.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The idea is to offer those who want to move out the possibility to move out.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Holt plans to do the same now, even with the possibility of tariffs in the future.
    Tom Hanson, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Just a few days before, the city had marked 25 years since the end of the Kosovo War—and there is a sense of possibility in the air.
    Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The plea spared him the possibility of a death sentence.
    Steve Chawkins, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
  • The possibility of future tours with the band remains up in the air, though.
    Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Please know that there are many ins and outs of this possibility.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • On the flip side, there's the possibility of not liking the results.
    Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 11 Apr. 2023
  • And that, for me, just felt like a huge turning point in terms of possibility.
    Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Dec. 2022
  • This tier is on its way to a bowl berth, with the possibility of more with a hot November.
    oregonlive, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Giesler had not prepared her for the possibility that Cheryl would go to jail.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Jan. 2024
  • At a meeting last week, the board discussed the possibility of raising fares for the first time in about five years.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
  • One possibility would be that the puck caused a fracture of the cheekbone.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Jan. 2023
  • This also gives us a greater possibility to react to the impact of the U.S. strike.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The defense asked the judge to impose life with the possibility of parole.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024
  • And here’s a look at some of your other possibilities for the weekend.
    The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • And Obama is first of all quite alarmed by the possibility of Trump getting into the White House again.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Remove the possibility that their side could lose, and few would turn up to watch the procession.
    Thomas Curran, Time, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Students are aware of this very real possibility and live with it all the time.
    Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 8 Dec. 2023
  • And there's a possibility and likelihood that next month is going to be the same thing.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Prima thought about the possibility that there was a person in the world—perhaps Ruth was this person or would someday be this person—for whom Prima’s name was this kind of talisman.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
  • Moscow and Kyiv haven’t even entertained the idea of a ceasefire since the opening months of the conflict, with both viewing total victory as the only possibility.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 3 May 2025

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