longshot
Example Sentences
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On Feb. 27, 1860, Lincoln, then a longshot presidential hopeful, walked into the New York photography studio of Mathew Brady.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
That’s presuming the U.S. team — a 60-1 longshot — does the improbable and wins the final.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026
Pratt, a registered Republican, launched a longshot campaign for mayor in January despite being a political outsider who has not held public office.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
It will be a longshot to get to the goal of -41.1 by the end of this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
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
