How to Use chance of survival in a Sentence
chance of survival
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At one point, her chance of survival was fifty per cent.
—Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2023
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My donor will be my one in a million, my chance of survival.
—Tricia Despres, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Young condors raised by condors have a higher chance of survival in the wild.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
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Retreat too slowly, and your chance of survival is slim.
—David Axe, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Wolf pups have a 50% chance of surviving their first year in the wild, and wolf managers say the chance of survival is the same for foster and wild-born pups.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2024
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Both sets of parents were told their infants had about a 40 percent chance of survival.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
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The cub, who has not yet been named, was introduced to the Cincinnati litter to increase his chance of survival.
—Bebe Hodges, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
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Your only chance of survival is to shoot the werewolf with silver bullets.
—Manuel Canales, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2023
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While there are no medicines that can kill this virus, timely veterinary care can help boost a cat's chance of survival.
—Lacey Latch, The Arizona Republic, 15 June 2023
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That would deter poaching and give the species at risk of extinction a better chance of survival.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 17 June 2024
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Per the outlet, doctors had said Valeria had a low chance of survival.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
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Can anything increase the chance of survival in such incidents?
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
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In each case, the chance of survival for these unarmed civilians seems all but impossible.
—Irenie Forshaw, The Week Uk, theweek, 2 Oct. 2024
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Brandt needed to abort the unviable fetus in order to increase the other twin’s chance of survival.
—Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 22 June 2023
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Rosa was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm with a 10 percent chance of survival when Doherty was 8.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 15 July 2024
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Smith believes releasing packs with adults and pups have a higher chance of survival as a family unit.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
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But the chance of survival decreases by 10 percent for every minute that passes without any CPR at all.
—Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
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The study reveals that on average, those who received bystander CPR had a 28% higher chance of survival compared with those who did not.
—Nia McLean, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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Even groups of two or three males have a much better life expectancy, and solitary lions have a smaller chance of survival, Packer said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 10 July 2024
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They will be released next spring with the hope of increasing future reproduction and chance of survival.
—Marina Johnson, Detroit Free Press, 8 Sep. 2023
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The veterinarian from Egypt had then given Noor Jehan a strong chance of survival.
—Reuters, CNN, 18 Apr. 2023
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But the attention returns to the transfer window this week and what business can be done to provide genuine hope that Leicester will be equipped enough to give them a chance of survival.
—Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
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Investing in employees is going to provide the highest ROI and chance of survival.
—Csaba Toth, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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At the time, the babies had a 10% to 20% chance of survival, while developmental delays were possible but unknown.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
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Construction costs are generally higher, but so is the chance of survival.
—Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
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As widely reported, Anya’s water broke too early in her pregnancy, and there was no chance of survival for her fetus.
—Lois Frankel, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2024
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Doherty credits her tenacity to her mother, Rosa, who was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm when the actress was 8, and given a 10% chance of survival.
—EW.com, 30 Nov. 2023
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If your heart stops beating outside of a hospital, your chance of survival is typically less than 10 percent.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Dec. 2023
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Now Tessa’s only chance of survival and to protect this eco-system is an uneasy alliance with the equally endangered Mama bear.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 8 May 2024
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But condors raised by human caretakers have a lower chance of survival in the wild (hence the condor puppets that zookeepers used in the 1980s to prevent young birds from imprinting on human caregivers).
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024
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