longshot

Example Sentences

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DraftKings may still be a longshot bet: Shares trade at the lofty valuation of 75 times earnings estimates for this year.

From Barron's • Mar. 21, 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

In New York City, Zohran Mamdani overcame the longshot odds that came from being charismatic, energetic, and actually interested in government.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 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