sound improbable

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

To seem unlikely when heard or read about.

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Examples (10)

  • His story may sound improbable, but it turned out to be true.
  • The idea of a perpetual motion machine sounds improbable.
  • At first, her excuse sounded completely improbable to me.
  • Even if it sounds improbable, we must investigate every lead.
  • Many scientific breakthroughs once sounded improbable.
  • The claims made in the advertisement sound highly improbable.
  • Does the proposed solution sound too improbable to implement?
  • His explanation began to sound increasingly improbable as he continued.
  • To an outsider, their plan would sound utterly improbable.
  • The chances of winning the lottery often sound incredibly improbable.