6 sentences with 'odds'

Example sentences and phrases with the word odds and other words derived from it.

« The odds of suffering an injury like this and not dying are one in a million, he told himself. »
« Against all odds, the young woman gave him the most astonishing answer: "Yes". »
« Don't get the wrong idea. The odds of being struck by lightning are less than one in two and a half million. »
« Bronze tended to lessen the odds in conflicts against smaller city-states and kingdoms, because it was harder for them to afford to have entire armies equipped with bronze weapons. »
« The early Christians did not recognise any social distinctions, which was fundamentally at odds with the entire Roman system, which depended on formal legal separations between social classes and a rigid system of social hierarchy. »
« Women who, against all odds, had risen to positions of note were constantly attacked and belittled; one example is the inaugural address of a new female scientist at the University of Athens in the early 20th century, whose speech was interrupted by male students shouting "back to the kitchen! »
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