How to Use likelihood in a Sentence

likelihood

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  • There is a strong likelihood that he will be reelected.
  • The likelihood is that 2030 will take place across three.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • And that ups the likelihood of irritation.2 What can lactic acid do for your skin?
    — Melanie Rud, SELF, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The likelihood of a loss to the lowly Beavers is south of 50 percent but well north of zero.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Wednesday should be rather warm as well, despite the likelihood of a good deal of clouds.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Bases were enlarged to increase the likelihood they’d be stolen.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
  • This is, in all likelihood, that biggest rock show to play Concord in many years.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The likelihood of tagging a bull shark was highest near the city of Daphne and along the western shoreline of the bay, according to the researchers.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The Tigers will, in all likelihood, keep Rodriguez on the team for the remainder of the season and could lose him for nothing in free agency.
    — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Scientists have warned there’s a growing likelihood that 2023 could be the Earth’s hottest year on record.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 13 July 2023
  • Whatever the appeals court decides, the likelihood that this gets appealed to the US Supreme Court is very high.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • In addition, there were a record number of climbers in 2023, Shea said, which increased the likelihood of more deaths.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • What’s the likelihood that there will be a Succession spinoff or prequel?
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Jan. 2024
  • This increases the likelihood that the special master will draw a ...
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 26 Sep. 2023
  • At the time of the meeting, the forecast showed a 50% chance of clear skies or overcast and the likelihood of overcast skies was higher in Texas and Oklahoma.
    — Sadie Lacicero, arkansasonline.com, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Before Waller spoke, Wall Street investors had placed a 72% likelihood of a rate cut in March, based on futures prices.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Biden and Trump are in all likelihood heading for a rematch in the 2024 U.S. president election.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 8 Mar. 2024
  • With the warmth, though, comes considerable cloud cover and the likelihood of more rain to keep our wettest January of the 2000s going.
    — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Black women had twice the likelihood of being excluded from the study for this reason.
    — Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 29 June 2023
  • Those tremors signalled a high likelihood of an eruption, Met officials said at the time.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Since that day, fans have been clamoring for a reunion, but the likelihood of that happening had seemed far.
    — Leila Cobo, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2023
  • This higher likelihood jumped up to 11% among those who reported sleeping less than five hours a night.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Its task will most likely be made more complicated by the likelihood that Hamas has hidden at least some of the hostages below ground.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
  • Over the next few hours, levels dropped into the hazardous range for some parts of the region, increasing the likelihood of adverse health effects.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
  • Note that nearly the entire San Andreas Fault system is red on the likelihood scale due to the deficit of large earthquakes during and prior to the past century.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • These rings typically do not expose the flesh of the fruit, reducing the likelihood of disease.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2023
  • So is the likelihood that you’ll—rightly—be accused of greenwashing.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
  • What’s more, the programs can increase the likelihood someone will enter a drug-treatment program.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Still, while signs point to a growing likelihood of a shorter workweek the question of AI’s impact on pay remains unanswered.
    — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 2 Dec. 2023
  • High levels can increase the likelihood of these crystals forming, causing a flare-up.
    — Anne Harding, Health, 25 Aug. 2023

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