How to Use unlikely in a Sentence

unlikely

adjective

• A big city seems like an unlikely place to find wildlife.
• He was an unlikely candidate for the position.
• I received support from an unlikely ally.
• The study is unlikely to be the last word on the fate of the West Antarctic ice shelves.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2023
• In many ways, Biden is an unlikely scourge of the C-suite class.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
• But at this early stage in the race, that looks unlikely.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 Apr. 2023
• The same thing is unlikely to happen with a 4.5-year-old buck who’s wise about hunters.
  — Travis Smola, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
• Roy sits on the committee, and is unlikely to vote in favor of the bill.
  — Sara Dorn, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• French is unlikely to make the Colts roster, but could find a home on the practice squad.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2022
• Walk-on Mekhi Mews has been an unlikely Georgia star through the first two games.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 16 Sep. 2023
• But the trio also warned staff at a town hall late last month that the deal talks were unlikely to subside.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 July 2024
• And yes, shifts in non-swing states matter, even if Harris is unlikely to win them in the end.
  — G. Elliott Morris, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
• This often means some unlikely characters end up on the side of the good.
  — Scott Bradfield, The New Republic, 7 Apr. 2023
• Chris and his/your peeps are unlikely to forgive you, so just leave them alone.
  — Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
• The only reason Jim’s dad could be the unlikely thread through the franchise was because of what Levy did with the role.
  — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
• The prospect of such places, of course, remains highly unlikely.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024
• That means that the money for the program is unlikely to be affected by the new rule this year.
  — Anna Sago, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2024
• Both men are unlikely to be short of suitors and Mainoo has been linked by the Daily Mail with a switch to Chelsea.
  — Carl Anka, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
• What is a wacky or wild version of a crossover between the shows that would be unlikely, but would be a dream of yours?
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2022
• Republicans hold 70 percent of the seats at the State House and that is unlikely to change much.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 24 Oct. 2022
• For many, the pleas from firms for more time — that the next decade in markets is unlikely to resemble the last — ring hollow.
  — Justina Lee, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024
• From Ben Bolch: The public putdown spread thanks to an unlikely source.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2022
• But that trip is unlikely to take place now, Fulton said.
  — Nectar Gan, CNN, 11 Oct. 2023
• The Packers are unlikely to play many of their front-liners for long — if at all — Friday.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
• Both the zipper at the top and on the interior pocket are strong and very unlikely to get caught or break.
  — Quincy Bulin, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2023
• Folks again can peer down into the showboat scene of that water ride, but that seems unlikely to last.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2022
• Hill would later reveal that the merging of the movies was unlikely to happen.
  — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
• Molina then meets Marxist Valentin Arregui Paz in his cell, and the two form an unlikely bond.
  — Michaela Zee, Variety, 7 Jan. 2024
• Robert lasting with the White Sox for the entire upcoming season seems unlikely.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
• The unlikely duo trekked through danger to figure out if Ellie’s seeming immunity could cure the world of a zombie-like scourge.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 15 Feb 2025