How to use unlikely in a sentence

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• She's been chained to her principles since she was 18, it's unlikely you can convince her otherwise.From the entry chain
• It seems unlikely, but, yes, they could possibly win even now.From the entry possibly
• It is unlikely he will be convicted; the evidence against him is circumstantial at best.From the entry circumstantial
• Patrick was the unlikely match-winner as Berkeley earned a fortunate victory over Chisolm.From the entry fortunate
• The upcoming election is unlikely to be a walkaway for the encumbent.From the entry walkaway
• The film has some amusing moments, but it is unlikely to make you laugh out loud.From the entry amusing
• An unlinked Web page on the Internet is unlikely to be found.From the entry unlinked
• It's a light beer, so is perfectly chuggable, unlikely the fizzy stuff.From the entry chuggable
• The CEO's benefits are unlikely to trickle down to the factory workers.From the entry trickle down
• Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.From the entry capricious
• Industries that require a lot of fossil fuels are unlikely to be popular in the current political climate.From the entry climate
• An unhappy customer is unlikely to return to your shop.From the entry unhappy
• Such a diffuse effort is unlikely to produce good results.From the entry diffuse
• Weaponized anthrax is a biological terror weapon, whereas anthrax found in the wild is unlikely to cause a plague.From the entry weaponized
• This was an unlikely tokenization of the input string.From the entry tokenization
• A well-timed engine with an unaggressive cam profile will purr like a kitten and is unlikely to backfire even upon sudden throttle changes.From the entry well-timed
• A national political party is unlikely to feel it has a particular dog in the hunt for a typical small town mayoral race.From the entry dog in the hunt
• Some educators think requiring students with dyscalculia to study math in high school is a mistake because the dyscalculic students are unlikely to be capable of learning math.From the entry dyscalculia
• It just speaks to these unlikely bedfellows — like my doppelgänger and Steve Bannon.2026 March 20, Ezra Klein, quoting Naomi Klein, “We’re All Living in the ‘Mirror World’ Now”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry doppelgänger
• Argentina may be an unlikely place for a billionaire looking for stability.2026 May 28, Emma Bubola, Ryan Mac, “Why Peter Thiel Is Decamping to the End of the World”, in The New York Times. From the entry careen
• It’s unlikely that my city will look like western Europe, population-wise.2025 February 5, Marton Dunai, Eade Hemingway, quoting Stefan Radev, “The country that emigration left behind”, in Financial Times…. From the entry population-wise
• The boorish, antidemocratic fare seems unlikely to help him in the real world.2024 August 29, Eric Lutz, “Donald Trump Wants To Make The World A Right-Wing Meme”, in Radhika Jones, editor, Vanity Fair, New York…. From the entry meme-speak
• True stories are embellished, the casts of fictional dramas stuffed with unlikely non-actors.2023 November 11, Danny Leigh, “Living on the edge”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry grist
• I'll DNF a book early on if I realize I'm unlikely to enjoy it.2021 August 10, Danika Ellis, “I'm Breaking Up With 3-Star Reads”, in Book Riot, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2021. From the entry DNF
• We may all be striving for human connection right now, but we’re unlikely to find any here.2021 September 22, Caroline Siede, “Dear Evan Hansen is a misfire on just about every level”, in AV Club. From the entry self-serious
• For a musician as continually prolific as McCartney (this is his 18th solo record), that seems unlikely.2020 November 9, Gwen Ihnat, “With McCartney III, Paul McCartney offers lessons from a legendary life”, in The A.V. Club. From the entry swan song
• This is, however, unlikely, because of the use of the term for a kind of yarn.2020 January 2, Patrick Olivelle, “Long-distance trade in ancient India: Evidence from Kauṭilya’s Arthaśāstra”, in The Indian Economic and…. From the entry Prakritism
• A wholly British phenomenon, ladettism had unlikely roots in a macho, working-class subculture.2020 March, Sally Howard, The Home Stretch: Why the Gender Revolution Stalled at the Kitchen Sink, Atlantic Books, page 53. From the entry ladettism
• But such strategies alone are unlikely to break through social media bubbles.2019 April 26, Andre Spicer, “Measles is on the march again – but scare tactics won’t improve vaccination rates”, in The Guardian. From the entry pro-vaxxer
• Together, the unlikely pair sets out to explore the strange world of the Seven Kingdoms.2019, Kiyohisa Tanaka, Juana and the Dragonewt's Seven Kingdoms, Volume 1, Seven Seas Entertainment, translation of original in Japanese…. From the entry dragonewt
• That seems unlikely since it was done in violation of the Times' own policy.2018, Michael Youssef, The Hidden Enemy: Aggressive Secularism, Radical Islam, and the Fight for Our Future, page 105. From the entry memory-hole
• Since two-thirds of these deaditors were anonymous, it seemed unlikely that I would ever track them down.2018 August 16, Stephen Harrison, “Who Updates Celebrity Deaths on Wikipedia?”, in Slate. From the entry deaditor
• It was, and is, an unlikely place to find an enclave of acceptance.2017, Sarah A. Topol, “Sons and Daughters”, in Harper's Magazine. From the entry machismo
• As for Father, it was unlikely he would have given his solicitor instructions to telegramme her.2016, Tinnean, “Warrick”, in Destiny’s End, [Petersburg, Va.]: JMS Books LLC, →ISBN, page 96. From the entry telegramme

Meaning of unlikely

1. adjective Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
2. adjective Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail; unpromising.
3. adverb In an improbable manner.

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Questions about unlikely in a sentence

How do you use unlikely in a sentence?

Unlikely is used as an adjective, adverb and noun. For example: “It is pretty unlikely that you'll win, but I will pray that at least you do well.”

What is a short sentence with unlikely?

“Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.”

What does unlikely mean?

Unlikely means not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.