snowball's chance in hell
Example Sentences
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“And maybe there’s this snowball’s chance in hell that maybe he wouldn’t go to the Dodgers or Giants and maybe come up here, so I kept my mouth shut.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2023
“They don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning a general election, so God bless them.”
From New York Times • May 25, 2021
They remain bottom of the Six Nations table and few give them a snowball’s chance in hell of beating the English, but their coach remains defiant.
From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2019
For those who thought there was a snowball's chance in hell USC would allow De'Anthony Melton to play for the Trojans this season, you are delusional.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2018
Is a clear picture emerging of why Snowden’s prospects for clemency resemble the proverbial snowball’s chance in hell?
From Slate • Jan. 3, 2014