Antonyms for by a long shotby a long shot

Princeton's WordNet

1. by a long shotadverb

   by a great deal

   "he is the best by a long shot"; "his labors haven't ended there--not by a long shot"

How to use by a long shot in a sentence?

1. David Oranchak:

   Zodiac Killer was incredible. It was a big shock, I never really thought we'd find anything because I had grown so used to failure, when I first started, I used to get excited when I would see some words come through -- they were like false positives, phantoms. I had grown used to that. It was a long shot -- we didn't even really know if there was a message.

2. Tom Barrack:

   Nobody should count him out of the race. Strong, thoughtful, considerate, powerful, experienced -- a long shot for sure in Democratic circles, but as the other candidates start to winnow out, you never can tell what happens.

3. Cook County:

   The very nature of this, it’s always going to be a bit of a long shot given the people that he targeted and the breadth of his killing, when we began this endeavor we were hopeful but not nave.

4. Bill Russo:

   If you're measuring these firms (Future Mobility, LeEco and others) as automotive companies, the risks are very high and it's a very long shot for any to make it.

5. Willa Wertheimer:

   Although I ’m terribly sad, the knowing is so much better, it seemed like a long shot for a kid living on the fringe, after 35 years.

How to pronounce by a long shot?

How to say by a long shot in sign language?