off chance

noun

1. chance ( def 17 ).

off chance

noun

1. a slight possibility
2. on the off chance
   on the off chance with the hope

   on the off chance of getting the job

Example Sentences

That said, there is an off chance that the Court will dismiss this case.

From Vox

In the off chance it needs a little extra juice due to heavy use or lots of time spent in the dark, a USB-C port on the bottom provides another charging option.

From Popular-Science

Miller also packed a gym bag with an extra set of clothes to bring to the Pentagon, on the off chance the situation spiraled out of control.

From Washington Post

On the off chance that rationality might for once defeat conspiracy theorizing, here’s my bid for the $10,000.

From Washington Post

Sure, I had a mask, but it stayed in my pocket on the off chance that I ran into another human being, though I was more likely to spot a deer.

From Eater

In other words, a Palestinian from Susya could, hypothetically, apply for a permit on the 5% off-chance that it will be accepted.

From The Daily Beast

Do not rashly abandon your career on the railway on the off-chance of a vocal Bonanza.

From Project Gutenberg

The red and white were close together, and I went up the table and down again, on the off-chance of a cannon.

From Project Gutenberg

But the off-chance of these things was too remote to meet his present needs.

From Project Gutenberg

But it was just the off-chance of something happening that irritated him.

From Project Gutenberg

You and I will wait up there in the hills on the off-chance of picking up some news.

From Project Gutenberg

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