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Recent Examples of improbable Can the Pacers mount yet another improbable comeback? 4d ago / 6:57 PM PDT Share Jalen Williams is on foul watch Rohan Nadkarni The Thunder forward — who is the team’s second-leading scorer — picked up his fourth foul in the third quarter. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 June 2025 The original unearthing of the Daniels Black Finite card bears its own improbable story. Larry Holder, New York Times, 22 June 2025 Crooked Stick, the site of John Daly’s improbable 1991 PGA Championship win, returns to the list. Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 Indiana had pulled off improbable comebacks all playoffs long. Sean Gregory, Time, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for improbable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for improbable
unlikely
Adjective
  • Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game is much mythologized in NBA lore, but his extremely unlikely performance at the foul line that night isn’t recognized often.
    Chris Reed, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • Defeat to the Netherlands would eliminate them (unless Wales were to beat France, leaving England praying for an unlikely 9-3-3-3 group and scraping through in second, which simply isn’t going to happen).
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 July 2025

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