How to Use outside chance in a Sentence

outside chance

noun
  • So, Horschel still has an outside chance to make up some ground.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Josh Ross has at best an outside chance at cracking the roster.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2024
  • There’s an outside chance of a late-day shower or storm, with highs in the mid-80s.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
  • Sunday will turn mostly cloudy with an outside chance of rain showers.
    — Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
  • However, there’s an outside chance a whole lot of good things could happen.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2025
  • Butler has an outside chance to make his seventh All Star game.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2024
  • There is an outside chance the Royals look outside the roster.
    — Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
  • There's an outside chance there might be some type of shrine in his house dedicated to a certain someone.
    — H. Alan Scott jennifer Cunningham, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Overnight, skies average partly cloudy with just an outside chance of a stray shower nearer dawn.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The Padres did not pay nearly $250 million for an outside chance at a wild-card spot.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2023
  • Tablet readers have an outside chance of duplicating this effect.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2010
  • Generally, if a horse is on the bubble and among the top 24 there’s an outside chance of making the field.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
  • But Bader has likely shown enough to get a multi-year contract — likely a two-year deal with an outside chance of three.
    — Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
  • By Sunday night, some of our colder areas could see lows slip into the 30s, with an outside chance of frost.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
  • There could still be an outside chance Toro returns to the roster, but someone would likely have to sustain an injury.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Baldwin now has an outside chance of working himself into the back end of the rotation for the postseason.
    — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The men have their usual outside chance in the team event, and Brody Malone, who’ll be favored on high bar, has an all-around shot.
    — John Powers, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • But, again, as with the answer above, this is a team that insists on living in the moment as long as there is even an outside chance of playoff success.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The Panthers are just 3-6 on the season, but still have an outside chance at securing a playoff spot.
    — Andrew Birkle, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023
  • 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
  • But Bradish, the best starting pitcher on the AL’s best team, also has an outside chance of winning the award.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Although, there is an outside chance that the Bank decides to cut sooner rather than later as keeping rates too high has inherent risks.
    — Annette Weisbach, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
  • That quick heat-up is likely to run for about three days and die down just in time for the weekend, when cooler temperatures and an outside chance of rain begin to loom.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
  • Pittsburgh has an outside chance in that race, but the Steelers’ remaining schedule isn’t as favorable.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Blue Jays are playing the Red Sox, who still have an outside chance at wining the division.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Among Yankees, there is an outside chance that Amed Rosario and/or Ryan Yarbrough could be in play to return.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Still, an outside chance exists that perhaps only one returning player makes the initial 53.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 23 May 2025
  • If the Bulls win but the Cavs do too, there will still be an outside chance for a trip to the quarterfinals based on wild cards and point differentials.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The matchup should afford Conner an outside chance to tally 20+ points in PPR leagues this week.
    — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The class looks good on Day 2, when Hunter, Banks and Miller should all go early, with an outside chance of one or two going in the first round.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026

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