one in a million

1. Also,. Extraordinary, rare, as in She's the kindest soul—she's one in a million, or This ring is one in a thousand. All these terms are hyperbolic.

Example Sentences

"To find something after 55 years, I'm hoping we do, but the chances are one in a million," he explained.

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We were set to meet at the Hamptons Film Festival, but I got to meet her beautiful daughter, Vicky, who is really just one in a million, just a stunning, wonderful human being.

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A donkey foal at a popular farm park has ended up with two mums after a "one in a million" birth.

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"The chances of this happening were one in a million. A chain reaction of so many things had to happen at the same time."

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The kind words, even the public gushing, were expected and appropriate, especially considering that he was the one in a million who turned his personality around from teenage thug and bully to savvy businessman and humanitarian.

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