off chance
Americannoun
noun
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a slight possibility
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with the hope
on the off chance of getting the job
Example Sentences
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It was clearly from someone she knew, although she had no idea it was her friend Yevgeny Merkis who had scrawled the message on the off chance she might see it.
From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025
On the off chance that an awards producer ends up reading this, here’s a hint: we want to hear what the winners have to say.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2025
Dossman even joined the program’s parent committee in the meantime, on the off chance that it would help their son’s chances.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024
"We decided to take a very careful look at the shipworm's gut again," says Goodell, "on the off chance that the last hundred years' worth of researchers missed something."
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024
What I should have asked Zuccarini was the following: On the off chance a Truman student did qualify for your school, why would he or she want to pay $45,000 to go there?
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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