How to Use long odds in a Sentence

long odds

noun
  • Those are the long odds the Lakers face.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • The Nuggets have long odds to bounce back and advance.
    — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • However, their young founders still face long odds.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Outside of the lottery picks and first rounders, those are some long odds.
    — Matt Zahn, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • The deal that once faced long odds now appears to be on a path to approval.
    — Adam Satariano, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Aug. 2023
  • His size or long odds to make the team didn’t stop him from having a good tryout.
    — Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Because of the long odds against Sarah living.
    — Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026
  • Most observers think the Sharafs triumphed over long odds.
    — Chris Hewitt, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
  • All season, this group faced some long odds together.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
  • There is a degree of pride that emerges from living in a place that is facing long odds.
    — Richard E. Ocejo, TIME, 2 July 2024
  • And the Titans don't want to have to embrace long odds this early.
    — Nick Suss, The Tennessean, 14 Sep. 2024
  • The bad news is that every year, a handful of people do wind up on the wrong end of those very long odds.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 July 2023
  • To chase long odds like that has low-key disaster potential.
    — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Fisker, as ever, must be counting on short memories and long odds.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2023
  • And Schumer’s party still faces long odds to take back the majority this fall.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • But in his absence, the Finns are powering forward even against long odds.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
  • The book is said to be about the long odds Davis faced in making the NFL.
    — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Congo is in with a win or draw but out with a loss, and Uzbekistan has long odds and likely needs to win in a romp.
    — ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • And he should be encouraged by those others who somehow overcame the long odds to become names in the game.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
  • The Padres had returned to a hostile ballpark Wednesday in the face of long odds.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The family faces long odds of getting the governor to listen.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2025
  • At 29 years old, the former Red Sox farmhand faces long odds to reach the majors.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • The Bills were 5-5 in mid-November and faced long odds just to make the playoffs.
    — Alanis Thames, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Players who are drafted after the first round have long odds of making the NHL.
    — Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 21 June 2025
  • At 1-3, Baltimore now faces long odds to make the postseason.
    — Mike Jones, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Steven Gerrard is only 33/1 to replace Bruce, which feels like long odds.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • But the proposal faces long odds, just as similar efforts in Springfield do.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
  • The value of potentially having a top-10 team at these long odds could be immense.
    — Jim Root, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Though the non-roster arms will face long odds to make the team, there are typically a couple of success stories that emerge each spring.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
  • With Republicans in control of the House, the measure faces long odds.
    — Arden Farhi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

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