long odds
noun
: a poor chance of winning
The team has made some major improvements, but they still face long odds.
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Outside of the lottery picks and first rounders, those are some long odds.
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Matt Zahn, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Those are the long odds the Lakers face.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The three challenges are each political newcomers and face long odds at the ballot box to upending Risch, a Boise resident who is a household name in Idaho and a former governor, lieutenant governor and state senator.
—Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
The Nuggets have long odds to bounce back and advance.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Matt Zahn, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Those are the long odds the Lakers face.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
The three challenges are each political newcomers and face long odds at the ballot box to upending Risch, a Boise resident who is a household name in Idaho and a former governor, lieutenant governor and state senator.
—Kevin Fixler
may 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 May 2026
The Nuggets have long odds to bounce back and advance.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for long odds
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“Long odds.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20odds. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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