nine times out of ten
idiom
: occurring on average nine times for every ten instances of something : most of the time by far
She beats me at chess nine times out of ten.
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And we who weep at Where the Red Fern Grows are also, nine times out of ten, the same people who agonize disproportionately when the elderly suffer on screen.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
When bedtime rolls around in my home, nine times out of ten my 4-year-old daughter requests a story about a Disney princess.
—Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 21 Aug. 2023
With a crypto wallet, an email address is about nine times out of ten enough to get started.
—Roselyne Wanjiru, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
As the ultimate badass, the CDC recently released guidance that says Idris Elba’s voice can not only heal any ailment, but nine times out of ten works as an instant aphrodisiac.
—Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2022
Sam Reed, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2023
When bedtime rolls around in my home, nine times out of ten my 4-year-old daughter requests a story about a Disney princess.
—Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 21 Aug. 2023
With a crypto wallet, an email address is about nine times out of ten enough to get started.
—Roselyne Wanjiru, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
As the ultimate badass, the CDC recently released guidance that says Idris Elba’s voice can not only heal any ailment, but nine times out of ten works as an instant aphrodisiac.
—Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2022
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