chance in a million

Example Sentences

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Brower said he would not previously have imagined there was a chance in a million that Lyle Jeffs will be released on Wednesday, but now he is not so sure.

From The Guardian • Apr. 3, 2016

He took one look and exclaimed: "It's a chance in a million, but I think those tubes contained my lost virus."

From Time Magazine Archive

When you find yourself working two jobs for a filly that has one chance in a million, you realize it's not only a business.

From Time Magazine Archive

Although Kermit wrote to his father, “I didn’t think I had a chance in a million nor did anyone else,” he brushed off the incident, writing that it was “the chances of the game.”

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

Activities or illnesses whose safety indices are greater than 6 should be considered quite safe, being equivalent to less than one chance in a million per year.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos