Below you will find example sentences with "percent chance". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Percent Chance in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: chance
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 18
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.3 words

Words in this phrase

percent chance

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • percent can mean: For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion). Common word
  • chance can mean: An opportunity or possibility. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

20 1 percent chance of winning 1× 38 1 percent chance of winning 1× 61 3 percent chance of winning 1× a 29 percent chance of finding 1× a 30 percent chance by thursday 1× a 30 percent chance of freezing 1× a 30 percent chance of rain 1× a 30 percent chance of snagging 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the national weather 2× as of march 1× despite the similarity 1× in most years 1× irl patients have 1× kristen bates of 1×

Common sentence endings:

48 percent chance 1× 70 percent chance 1× at 27 percent 1× chance of winning 1× favorite against oregon 1× in hollywood films 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

rain 7× winning 6× freezing 3× match 2× making 2× playoffs 2× national 2× weather 2× service 2× tuesday 2× evening 2× forecast 2×

Related phrases

slight chance percent increase nearly percent short percent cent chance percent stake percent reduction increased percent percent decrease percent respectively

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around chance:

slight chance 20× cent chance 12×

Just before it in the phrase index:

per year per vessel per user per unit per square per share

Just after it in the phrase index:

percent decrease percent increase percent reduction percent respectively percent stake percentage points

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

percent increase percent stake percent reduction percent decrease percent respectively

Same ending:

slight chance cent chance

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "percent chance" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 20 1 percent chance of winning, 38 1 percent chance of winning, rain, winning and freezing stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with slight chance, percent increase, nearly percent, slight chance and cent chance, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with percent chance

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

We really care about the difference between a 60 percent chance and a 70 percent chance. (16 words)

Despite the similarity in the numbers, Trump’s 29 percent chance then is qualitatively different from his 29 percent chance now. (21 words)

Trump is forecast to have a 61.3-percent chance of winning, while Harris only has a 38.1-percent chance of winning. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

As for the actual forecast, the NWS has a 30 percent chance of freezing rain during the overnight hours, a 60% chance of freezing rain between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., before a transition to just rain after 9 a.m. as temperatures warm above freezing. (48 words)

In most years, this would be a key A.F.C. South matchup, but the Texans (4-9) have been eliminated from playoff contention and the Colts (9-4) have an chance of making the playoffs and a 36 percent chance of winning their division. (45 words)

Overall, the report indicated that there is a 63 percent chance for at least one major hurricane to make landfall somewhere along the U.S. coastline and a 52 percent chance for a major hurricane to track into the Caribbean. (40 words)

Question examples

What was the probability that the Birds had at least a 99 percent chance of winning at during the game — meaning their probability of victory was 99 percent or greater given the flips that remained — and then proceeded to lose? (40 words)

Exclamation examples

The Hawks’ 12 percent chance of getting past the Celtics is about the same as the Kings’ 13 percent chance of making the playoffs before the season began! (28 words)

Example sentences (20)

Kristen Bates, of Be the Match in Northern California, said African Americans have a 29 percent chance of finding a match, Asians have a 47 percent chance and Latinos have a 48 percent chance.

The Hawks’ 12 percent chance of getting past the Celtics is about the same as the Kings’ 13 percent chance of making the playoffs before the season began!

The National Weather Service reports there's a 30 percent chance of rain after 2 p.m. on Tuesday and a 40 percent chance of rain Tuesday evening.

Trump is forecast to have a 61.3-percent chance of winning, while Harris only has a 38.1-percent chance of winning.

Despite the similarity in the numbers, Trump’s 29 percent chance then is qualitatively different from his 29 percent chance now.

We really care about the difference between a 60 percent chance and a 70 percent chance.

Overall, the report indicated that there is a 63 percent chance for at least one major hurricane to make landfall somewhere along the U.S. coastline and a 52 percent chance for a major hurricane to track into the Caribbean.

The National Weather Service was predicting a 60 percent chance of rain Friday, with thunderstorms likely between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. There was also a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms in the evening before 7 p.m.

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Wright State has a 50 percent chance of reaching the finals but only a 20.1 percent chance of winning the final game.

The Met Office has predicted a 35 per cent chance of this summer being hotter than average, which is nearly double the norm, and only a five percent chance of it being cooler.

In most years, this would be a key A.F.C. South matchup, but the Texans (4-9) have been eliminated from playoff contention and the Colts (9-4) have an chance of making the playoffs and a 36 percent chance of winning their division.

As for the actual forecast, the NWS has a 30 percent chance of freezing rain during the overnight hours, a 60% chance of freezing rain between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., before a transition to just rain after 9 a.m. as temperatures warm above freezing.

As of March 6 that year, Biden had secured 22 percent of estimated available endorsement points and had an 88 percent chance of winning a pledged-delegate majority.

Markets see a 40 percent chance that the BoE will raise interest rates by half a percentage point to 5 percent, rather than the quarter-point move previously expected, in an effort to control inflation.

Partly cloudy skies will turn mostly cloudy on Wednesday with rain a 30 percent chance by Thursday and perhaps closer to 50 percent on Friday.

While the gauge continues to sit above the central bank's two percent target, swaps markets indicate there is a 98 percent chance policymakers will make the reduction.

South Carolina has a 71 percent chance to beat Maryland in our model, and Baylor is a slight (61 percent) favorite against Oregon.

What was the probability that the Birds had at least a 99 percent chance of winning at during the game — meaning their probability of victory was 99 percent or greater given the flips that remained — and then proceeded to lose?

According to our predictions, Cleveland has a 30 percent chance of snagging a wild-card spot, while Pittsburgh is right behind at 27 percent.

IRL, patients have a less than 15-percent chance of survival through resuscitation, in contrast to the 75 percent portrayed in Hollywood films.

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