Examples of unlikeliness in a Sentence
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Bogart and Bacall are as indelible a duo as there ever was, and Mann takes readers behind their legendary romance, exploring their individual careers, the stark age gap between them, and the unlikeliness of Bogart's movie stardom.
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Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
The sheer unlikeliness of the find (what would these creatures eat, after all?) cast doubt in the minds of some scientists that this is the organisms' true habitat.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2010
Highlighting the sheer unlikeliness of any book lasting for centuries, de Hamel shows how each of his subjects helped to preserve manuscripts for future generations, and finds in their stories hope for the survival of these unique works in the digital age and beyond.
—The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
When the sun dipped beneath the mountains and the glare subsided, the lake’s colors deepened and the unlikeliness of it all seemed to double.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
Acoustics experts, however, were quick to point out the unlikeliness of such an attack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Mar. 2018
The unlikeliness of the alliance is an important element of diagonalism.
—Laura Marsh, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
Female bonobos’ ability to choose their mates, as well as their gregariousness and relative unlikeliness to affiliate with low-status males, diminishes male bonobos’ reproductive success as compared with that of chimpanzees.
—Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
While in Hong Kong, the unlikeliness of the setting has enabled them to fly largely under poachers’ radar.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
Ew Staff, EW.com, 10 May 2023
The sheer unlikeliness of the find (what would these creatures eat, after all?) cast doubt in the minds of some scientists that this is the organisms' true habitat.
—Andrew Moseman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2010
Highlighting the sheer unlikeliness of any book lasting for centuries, de Hamel shows how each of his subjects helped to preserve manuscripts for future generations, and finds in their stories hope for the survival of these unique works in the digital age and beyond.
—The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
When the sun dipped beneath the mountains and the glare subsided, the lake’s colors deepened and the unlikeliness of it all seemed to double.
—Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2023
Acoustics experts, however, were quick to point out the unlikeliness of such an attack.
—IEEE Spectrum, 1 Mar. 2018
The unlikeliness of the alliance is an important element of diagonalism.
—Laura Marsh, The New Republic, 5 Sep. 2023
Female bonobos’ ability to choose their mates, as well as their gregariousness and relative unlikeliness to affiliate with low-status males, diminishes male bonobos’ reproductive success as compared with that of chimpanzees.
—Will Stephenson, Harper's Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
While in Hong Kong, the unlikeliness of the setting has enabled them to fly largely under poachers’ radar.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 29 Apr. 2023
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“Unlikeliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlikeliness. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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