probable winner

Example Sentences

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The standout, though, and probable winner, is Nebojša Slijepčević’s masterfully tense Bosnian war vignette “The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent,” set in the grim complacency of a train compartment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

Moving “Barbie” from the best original screenplay category — where it was the probable winner over films like “The Holdovers” and “Past Lives” — to adapted changed its Oscar chances.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Houston’s James Harden seems like the probable winner of the NBA’s MVP award this season, with the only other realistic candidate for top honors probably LeBron James.

From Washington Times • May 10, 2018

In 1987, a year before the next presidential election, Hart was widely viewed as a shoo-in for the Democratic nomination and the probable winner of the general election.

From Washington Post

If either of the players holds a hand which seems a probable winner, he may desire to put a heavier stake on it.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis