outside chance

noun

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

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The Rams have clinched a playoff berth and have an outside chance at winning the NFC West. Ryan Best, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2025 The Cowboys' had an outside chance to compete for the division title entering Saturday night. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 21 Dec. 2025 Paul returned to Los Angeles as a free agent last July, rejoining a franchise where he is loved by fans while having an outside chance to contend for his first championship alongside Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. Greg Beacham, Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2025 Sitting at 5-5, last year’s AFC champions have an outside chance of making the playoffs — yet Kelce believes this year’s team would beat the 2024 version of the Chiefs. Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 19 Nov. 2025 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 31 Dec. 2025.

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