slim chance

noun

: a small possibility
There's still a slim chance that we can win.

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Houston has a slim chance for the top line but is probably destined for a No. 2 seed. Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025 But teams on the fringes of the playoff picture typically prefer not to pay extra for a slim chance at meaningful basketball in late April and beyond. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025 All around the country, fighters sweat, puke, and bleed their way through an endless grind of high-impact training for the slim chance of getting a shot at real money. Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025 But with the election over and President-elect Donald Trump set to take office, some aides thought there might be a slim chance to persuade Biden to relent in his last days in office, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal deliberations. Ellen Nakashima, arkansasonline.com, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for slim chance 

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“Slim chance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slim%20chance. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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