How to Use probable in a Sentence

probable

1 of 2 adjective

• It is probable that life exists outside of our planet.
• Hence, a big tax bite looms as the most probable outcome.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
• His more probable path will be to trade prospects for major-league help.
  — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
• Quero and Lee are the probable duo to start the season.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
• Her death was ruled a probable suicide.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 May 2026
• The more probable scenario would have been to wait for his release.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022
• First a look at the problems, and then the probable reasons.
  — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• Bad luck befalling one rival is probable in this league.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
• That is the most probable scenario.
  — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
• Eight of those deaths were caused by a probable or suspected vessel strike.
  — Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
• Sneed appears to be a more probable option for the franchise tag.
  — Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2024
• Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are probable.
  — Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
• Wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch) are probable.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
• Cloudy skies dominate, and some light showers are probable but shouldn’t amount to much.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• That should give him some time to work on that (probable) Tom Bombadil script.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026
• If Barcelona finds its rhythm, a high-scoring away win feels the most probable outcome.
  — Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
• Seftel’s is the probable awardee.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
• How probable is a US launch anyway?
  — New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2025
• In the case of this name, what looked probable at the time ended up never happening.
  — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 29 June 2026
• Four heads and four tails is the most probable outcome from eight flips, but other events can – and will – happen.
  — Zachary Del Rosario, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
• Lillard is probable with his still-lingering right calf strain.
  — Afentres, oregonlive, 23 Mar. 2023
• In the best but least probable scenario, her father would recover and go home.
  — Jaeah Lee, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2023
• After that, a probable path is north into the Bahamas and then out to sea next week.
  — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
• Lose here and a bowl game seems improbable and three-or-four-win season seems more probable.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2022
• This image shows the probable path of the storm as of Saturday.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
• The strongest gusts are most probable in the late afternoon and early evening.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
• Two have since died, Ramseur by probable suicide.
  — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 1 Feb. 2026
• The monthly cycle peaks in May, so higher prices are probable.
  — Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• Heat guard Dru Smith (right hip contusion) is probable to play.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
• What’s more debatable is whether the idea is probable, or even plausible.
  — Alex Hutchinson, Outside, 15 Sep. 2025

probable

2 of 2 noun

• Also, check out probables for the San Diego series this weekend.
  — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2017
• The one-mile Matriarch for older fillies and mares on closing day has six probables who are from the east.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
• Even with two All-Star aces as probables, we should be treated to ample offense this weekend.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 May 2025
• But Toynbee sought to distill the probable from the ambiguous.
  — Matthew Taylor King, WSJ, 2 Jan. 2023
• But, with a week-and-a-half to go, here’s a look at the probables for the race, courtesy of racing secretary David Jerkens.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2019
• Several other contenders have joined the list of probables for the $2 million Preakness in recent days.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
• The 1 1/8-mile Hollywood Derby for 3-year-olds has a total of five probables scheduled to ship in from the east.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
• The Cardinals have set their starting pitching probables through Thursday, with two notable young pitchers getting the nod for the team’s mid-week trip to Florida’s east coast.
  — Katie Woo, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
• The Dodgers’ pitching probables for the three-game weekend series against the San Francisco Giants remains incomplete.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
• Nysos, the impressive winner of the San Diego Handicap at Del Mar, heads the list of four probables for the Pacific Classic.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025