improbable

Example Sentences

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At that point, it seemed improbable that Glasner would even see out the season, having effectively sparked a civil war at Selhurst Park.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Providing a nonstop stream of eccentric social commentary, improbable memories and terrible jokes, Harry is an amiable codger who has no filter whatsoever.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

He wrote in his “The Fusion Conclusion” newsletter that many fusion experts “think that what TAE is trying to do is improbable if not impossible and have physics-informed calculations to back up their opinions.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

In Tijuana, whether he decides to end his career here or elsewhere, he has nurtured a special bond with his son and emerged as an improbable tourist attraction for Dodgers fans.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The rhythmic sounds might be the recapitulation of something else—an earliest memory, a score for the transformation of inanimate, random matter in chaos into the improbable, ordered dance of living forms.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas