Examples of unlikelihood in a Sentence
Given the unlikelihood of a tax increase, these programs will probably run out of funding next year.
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The unlikelihood of getting the Taliban to change their basic approach to governance and society make major economic investments in the country unlikely.
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Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2022
Subscribe On the flipside, risk factors for higher levies include the unlikelihood that the U.S. trade deficits — which Trump has often used as an argument for tariffs — will disappear, and the U.S. administration’s reliance on tariff incomes to supplement its budget, according to Fiedler.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 14 July 2025
With the unlikelihood of Saudi Arabia catching any strays, WWE talent arrived in Riyadh this week with no incident.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
With the unlikelihood of the draft providing them a rotation player, the Lakers will continue to build their team in other ways, from free agency to trades.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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Carter Malkasian, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2022
Subscribe On the flipside, risk factors for higher levies include the unlikelihood that the U.S. trade deficits — which Trump has often used as an argument for tariffs — will disappear, and the U.S. administration’s reliance on tariff incomes to supplement its budget, according to Fiedler.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 14 July 2025
With the unlikelihood of Saudi Arabia catching any strays, WWE talent arrived in Riyadh this week with no incident.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
With the unlikelihood of the draft providing them a rotation player, the Lakers will continue to build their team in other ways, from free agency to trades.
—Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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“Unlikelihood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlikelihood. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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unlikelihood
noun
un·like·li·hood
ˌən-ˈlī-klē-ˌhu̇d 
ˈən-
: the quality or state of being unlikely
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