longshot

Example Sentences

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A 7-1 longshot ridden by Hall of Famer Mike Smith, So Happy won by 2 3/4 lengths and paid $16.60 after his first win around two turns and third win overall in four career starts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The Fed isn’t declaring victory just yet — not by a longshot.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

His longshot bid for city hall comes on the anniversary of a wildfire that destroyed his home and became one of California's most destructive blazes on record.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

The two companies have little in common, and the success of the combination is a longshot, mostly because nuclear fusion itself is still an unproven technology.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Pena worked on the Botocudo project slowly and intermittently— it was a longshot idea, and he had much else to do.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann