How to Use long shot in a Sentence

long shot

noun
  • The horse was a long shot, but we bet on him anyway.
  • She always bets on long shots at the racetrack.
  • I hope to double my profits, but I know that's a long shot.
  • The Tide rushed for 301 yards against the Bearcats, their best of the season by a long shot.
    Paul Newberry, ajc, 9 Jan. 2022
  • For the Reds, his signing now seems a long shot, though.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • Still a long shot, but UConn has put in a bid, just in case.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2022
  • West Saratoga and Grand Mo the First are the long shots, each with 50-1 odds.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 4 May 2024
  • That may be something that would be a long shot, but (the league) is just good.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The Sun Devils are a very big long shot to go that course, at +9900.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Most of the time, 30 yards would be considered a long shot.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 22 May 2024
  • Four plays later, McClain did it again to give the Knights at least a long shot for the win.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 1 Oct. 2023
  • His venture is still a long shot, but then, so was Amazon when the web was the wave to ride.
    Steve Mollman, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Yet the effort to set aside the conviction might be a long shot.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 3 July 2024
  • Not my favorite by a long shot, but clearly the best Vs.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
  • That’s too bad, because Andor is the best Star Wars show to date—by a long shot.
    Eliana Dockterman, Time, 23 Nov. 2022
  • And to the fans, Chucky sends his still-undying thanks, and a message: ‘This isn’t over, not by a long shot.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Finding two against the United States in the cold was beyond a long shot.
    New York Times, 27 Jan. 2022
  • With 50-1 odds, his horse, a three-year-old colt named West Saratoga, is a long shot.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 3 May 2024
  • In Due Time was second, a length in front of long shot O Captain.
    Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 5 Mar. 2022
  • But that wasn’t the end of her scholarly journey by a long shot.
    Tao Leigh Goffe, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2021
  • In the 38th, Sam Coffey fired a long shot from way outside the box that forced a diving save by Franch.
    oregonlive, 18 Sep. 2022
  • While that still feels like something of a long shot, BTS might have more luck in the record of the year and song of the year categories.
    Mike Wass, Variety, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Hustle, his new movie, isn’t Uncut Gems, not by a long shot.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 June 2022
  • White is the most popular kitchen paint color by a long shot.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Arellano’s chance of early release seems to be a long shot.
    Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2022
  • He was viewed as a long shot to earn a spot on the 53-man roster for Week 1 of the regular season.
    oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2023
  • That beats the typical broth-making process, which can take hours, by a long shot.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Bookies and pollsters rank Mr. Sunak as a long shot to stay in power.
    Jill Lawless and Brian Melley, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
  • Not to mention a camera team that is learning how to weave their way through this building with these long shots.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Right now, the Saints are still considered long shots to lift the Vince Lombardi trophy at 26-1 odds.
    Andy Scholes, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024

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