outside chance

noun

: a small possibility
There's an outside chance that something could go wrong.

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There is also an outside chance of Champions League football being played at Craven Cottage come September. Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Things could get a bit messier if Texas and South Carolina stumble (the Gamecocks certainly have the tougher final stretch), and in that case, LSU certainly has an outside chance. Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025 In that spirit, here are a dozen players who haven’t debuted for the USMNT but have an outside chance of piquing Pochettino’s interest. Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025 There's an outside chance the Bronx Bombers can find a way to swing a trade for St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado. Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for outside chance

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“Outside chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outside%20chance. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.

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