improbability

Winking at the improbability of the framing device doesn’t make it any more believable.
I never thought I’d miss ‘How I Met Your Mother.’ Then I saw ‘How I Met Your Father.’|Inkoo Kang|January 17, 2022|Washington Post
In terms of sheer improbability, I don’t know what the in-race equivalent is of getting a rusty nail shot into your leg by an unwitting cyclist.
The Necessary Anxiety of Marathon Week|mmirhashem|October 6, 2021|Outside Online
Besides, the Dalai Lama had already laughed about its improbability.
From Fashion Player to Photographer Monk|Nina Strochlic|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Improbability of this sort is the stuff that makes for reasonable doubt.
The DSK Rush to Judgment|Gerald L. Shargel|July 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST

But the sheer improbability of running along the Gulf—scene of so much international attention—adds unusual interest.
Running the World|Michael Chertoff|July 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The sheer improbability of running along the Gulf—scene of so much international attention—adds unusual interest.
Running the World|Michael Chertoff|July 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The improbability of it struck Nina as she went to and fro in the inner room, preparing their supper.
The Creators|May Sinclair
Certainly the habits of his later life would not have made such a result an improbability.
The Woman Gives|Owen Johnson
At every point he was baffled by the wild improbability of the facts that he had discovered.
The Daffodil Mystery|Edgar Wallace
At length the night began to close in, and the guides talked of the improbability of reaching the English station before night.
The Rain Cloud|Anonymous
On the other hand its intrinsic improbability is so great, that it can hardly be accepted without cogent evidence.
Battles of English History|H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

Origin of improbability