look probable
Frequency: 6.58.2 per million words
to seem likely to be true or to happen, based on appearance
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Examples (10)
- The explanation offered by the witness began to look probable as more evidence surfaced.
- With the current polling data, a landslide victory for the incumbent looks highly probable.
- A peaceful resolution to the conflict didn't look probable at first, but negotiations are progressing.
- Does that theory look probable to you, or does it seem far-fetched?
- The weather forecast makes a rainy weekend look very probable.
- As the deadline approached, a delay looked increasingly probable.
- This explanation looks quite probable given the circumstances of the accident.
- It looked probable that they would win the championship after their winning streak.
- The outcome looks more probable now than it did yesterday.
- Scientists are investigating whether a volcanic eruption looks probable in the near future.