one in a million

Example Sentences

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A Chicago aquarium overcame one in a million odds to raise a warty frogfish.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Wendy Williams, 61, lost her steel worker husband Steven, 56, to a "one in a million" rare cancer in 2019.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

"They are the show, Tess and Claudia," she said "They are the ultimate professionals and they are one in a million, both of them - two in a million rather - and they are diamonds."

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

We were set to meet at the Hamptons Film Festival, but I got to meet her beautiful daughter, Vicky, who is really just one in a million, just a stunning, wonderful human being.

From Salon • May 9, 2025

“What you’re suggesting is a one in a million chance, and that means there are nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand other chances to die.”

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron