How to Use probability in a Sentence

probability

noun

• The probability of a coin coming up heads is one out of every two tries.
• There is a low probability that you will be chosen.
• With the dark clouds moving in, rain seems more like a probability than a possibility.
• There is some probability of rain tomorrow.
• Its strength, however, has yet to be determined, with models showing a wide range of probabilities currently ranging from weak to moderate.
  — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
• That seems like a sure thing, with futures markets pricing in a probability of 100% of that happening in September.
  — Andrew Graham, Founder and Managing Partner Of Jackson Square Capital, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
• Most of the rest of the state has a 70 to 80 percent probability.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 25 Apr. 2023
• What is the probability that two copies of die A roll a sum that beats two copies of die B?
  — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
• What this means for OKC is that there’s a high probability that the team ends up earning a spot in the play-in.
  — Nick Crain, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
• The couple are more bullish—Chen puts the probability as high as 98%.
  — Will Henshall, TIME, 14 Feb. 2024
• Instead, potential hazard in the form of probability of an earthquake in a decadal or more timescale is the coin of the realm.
  — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
• If the Rams had lost, their playoff probabilities would fall with them.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
• There’s a high probability that the text will then be removed from the library and taken away from all the children instead of just the one.
  — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
• The play was ruled a hit, but Statcast pegged the hit probability on the flare at just 2%, so Freeman’s defensive stats took a hit.
  — Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2023
• Three of those are in the same region, so there’s a high probability that somebody new will be cutting down the nets in Houston.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
• Because the 2024 eclipse is happening in the spring, the probability of overcast skies is greater.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024
• In all probability, at least one of his and Joy’s three sons would have inherited the gene.
  — Scott Sayare Robert Petkoff Anna Diamond Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 14 June 2024
• Easter Sunday has the highest probability of rain in months, with a 40% chance of rain.
  — Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2023
• As a result, Fretwell and his colleagues think, there’s a high probability that no penguin chicks survived from four out of the five colonies in that area.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2023
• Play will begin in 1960 with franchises in six cities with the probability of adding two more teams.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2023
• That’s the probability swing that came with Wednesday’s win -- a rally from an early 1-0 lead by the Bruins.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
• Sheer probability dictated that the war would plow straight into the Astal clan.
  — Iyad Abuheweila, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
• There is a 60% chance of rain, with a 24% probability of thunderstorms.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
• There is a 82% chance of rain, with a 49% probability of thunderstorms.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2023
• The probability of an all-time record high on Saturday is 8%.
  — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
• The probability of conviction on at least some counts is high.
  — Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 8 Mar. 2024
• While analysts from the likes of UBS see a soft landing as its base case, Dimon gives it a probability of between 35% to 40%.
  — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2024
• In the American League, the Orioles’ recent surge gives them an 80% probability of winning the East.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2023
• In the 6- to 10-day outlook, the northern part of the state has a slightly higher probability of seeing more rain than average.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 20 Feb. 2023
• Outdoor plans are a go, though, since rain probabilities will be 20 percent at most.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2024