long shot

noun

Definition of long shotnext
as in dark horse

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Recent Examples of long shot Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton: As much a long shot as White. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2025 Professor Freedman said that Mr. Trump would have to persuade Mr. Putin to agree to terms that are acceptable to Mr. Zelensky — an exceedingly long shot. — Mark Landler, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025 His return for another season looks like a long shot, but goal scorers have extreme value and one or two massive playoff markers could change the signing scenario for this player. — Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 The Red Sox will likely have competition for Scherzer's services from other MLB teams, most if whom will be expected to at least try him in the starting rotation, so Boston's chances of landing Scherzer as a bullpen piece may be a long shot. — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for long shot
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  1. dark horse
  2. play
  3. liberty
Noun
  • In the run-up to the British Academy Film Awards, the question swirled: Would the night confirm the latter’s surge and give it yet another boost ahead of the Academy Awards, or would another dark horse emerge and upend everything? Below, see all of the winners from the 2025 BAFTAs.
    — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The Yankees still remain comfortably above the competition, however, should Vladimir Guerrero Jr. continue his dominance and Bo Bichette work a bounce-back season, the Jays could soon become a dark horse to make noise.
    — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
Definition of dark horse
Noun
  • The top four seeds play in Friday’s quarterfinals, with the semifinals Saturday and the title game Sunday.
    — Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Each year in May, this park and the surrounding theatre venues are incubators and platforms for emerging artists to debut plays, dances, and live performances at the Orlando Fringe Festival, the longest-running Fringe in the United States.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of play
Noun
  • President Donald Trump concluded his address to Congress Tuesday with a call for liberty, but his definition of the idea and that of U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, and Schneider’s guest for the evening, Adam Mulvey, are not the same.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Treating [the decision to get vaccinated] as an individual liberty is essentially irresponsible, in a public-health sense.
    — Alice Park, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of liberty

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