snowball's chance
Example Sentences
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“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
Despite no one giving them a snowball’s chance in hell of staying up, the final nail wasn’t hammered into their coffin until a week ago.
From The Guardian • May 19, 2017
Then there are the policies that won’t have a snowball’s chance in Palm Beach over the next several years.
From Slate • Dec. 27, 2016
According to many, Boise State didn’t stand a snowball’s chance in Arizona.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2016
The chances of them listening to me were as good as a snowball’s chance in the Devil’s bake oven.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
