Longshot

Word LONGSHOT
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Definitions and meanings of "Longshot"

What do we mean by longshot?

Something unlikely; something that has little chance of happening or working.

A master shot, the primary wide shot of a scene into which the closeups will be edited later.

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The word "longshot" in example sentences

Betting everything on a longshot is a game for losers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Looks like another longshot is going to finish first. ❋ Unknown (2008)

- Former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Tuesday he will not run for the Nebraska Senate seat he gave up more than a decade ago, shutting down hopes for a bid both parties called Democrats' best chance to hold the seat but that Kerrey himself described as a longshot. ❋ AP (2012)

Former Sen. Bob Kerrey said Tuesday he will not run for the Nebraska Senate seat he gave up more than a decade ago, shutting down hopes for a bid both parties called Democrats' best chance to hold the seat but that Kerrey himself described as a longshot. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Still considered a longshot is the bid from Baku, capital of oil-rich Azerbaijan. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Then Ryan Nicholas graduated, Charlie Hopkins suffered a knee injury playing football and Gonzaga Prep entered the season with a talented team, but as a state-title longshot. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Conference Vice-Chairwoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers (R-Wash.) and Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) called the longshot victory a "win for the American people." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The best thing they played by a longshot was a Murder City Devils cover. ❋ Unknown (2009)

There currently are a few other initiative measures out there that fall into what could generously be called the longshot category. ❋ Unknown (2009)

His longshot was his seventh of the year and fourth in the last six games, while Friday was also his third three-hit game of the year. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It depends on your timeline: over the long haul, the longshot is a sure thing. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Senate Republicans are poised to make major gains on Nov. 2 although their chances of retaking control of the chamber appear to fall into the "longshot" category at the moment. ❋ Chris Cillizza (2010)

I believe that we're whats thought of as a 'longshot' target seat. ❋ Glyn Davies (2008)

Instead of helping to prove the Warren Commission's conclusions, the simulation has shown how much of a "longshot" their theory really is. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Dancing With the Stars, but realizes she's a "longshot" to win. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Bill Schrier, Seattle's chief technology officer, called it a "longshot" but said it's worth trying. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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