unlikeliness
Example Sentences
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The judiciary opted not to discipline Ross more harshly due to “exemplary” judicial service and her unlikeliness to engage in further misconduct.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
Its best feature is perhaps its unlikeliness: It has the oddness of a passion project, inexplicable in commercial terms — three-season deal notwithstanding — but something its makers just wanted to see.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
One of the dolphins there was found dead and the other - a calf - was euthanised due to its unlikeliness to survive.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2023
In an interview with a local television station, McGlothlin acknowledged the unlikeliness of the proposal, which he said was Stacy’s brainstorm.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2022
The unlikeliness of Harris’s bombshell—she was a grandmother, no less, without PhD or academic affiliation—prompted both wonder and chagrin.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
