probable

Example Sentences

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TYG could be comparatively well positioned if the recent surge in oil prices tapers off, as futures markets suggest is probable.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The most probable path may be no move at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

“I was unable to determine probable cause,” the deputy wrote in her report.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Galacticoaster is a race to save a Lego-infused galaxy from an “asteroid of probable destruction.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The beneficent snowfall and kroxet—windless weather 0°F and 20°—that had seen us through Tarrenpeth and out of range of probable pursuit, now dissolved wretchedly into above-freezing temperatures and rain.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin