Examples of 'was more likely' in a sentence

Meaning of "was more likely"

was more likely: This phrase suggests that something had a greater probability or chance of happening compared to other alternatives or possibilities

How to use "was more likely" in a sentence

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The cause was more likely a bullet wound.
She swore raising the dead was more likely.
Conflict resolution was more likely to be durable if it was voluntary.
It was not possible to assess which direction of error was more likely.
It was more likely a wild night oflove.
The opposite was more likely.
It was more likely that it did not know we were there.
We thought it was more likely than not.
He was more likely to say something like that.
He told her it was more likely than ever.
It was more likely the result of a still smouldering ember.
She said public research was more likely to produce results.
It was more likely a wild night of love.
Given the rail it seemed the latter was more likely.
The motive was more likely to be tribal vengeance.

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I made a comparative analysis as to which one of us was more likely to drop her.
The first was more likely a case of abduction.
Sounds like you think cold fusion was more likely.
I was more likely to cut bread for the children.
I thought it was more likely.
It was more likely all that time would be wasted.
Officially the reason was haemorrhoidal colic but it was more likely murder.
The target was more likely to have been me.
Which of the two surveys do you think was more likely to be.
She was more likely to still be awake.
But it was the other one that was more likely to do it.
It was more likely the police than a real army.
If such a request was made early enough then rescheduling was more likely to be possible.
This was more likely a soliciting call.
A person living according to this world view was more likely to accumulate money.
I was more likely to give him the finger.
Focusing on outcomes rather than prescription was more likely to support development and innovation.
So it was more likely to happen to him.
And she really believed that a certain body type was more likely to book jobs.
As a result she was more likely to make mistakes.
Was more likely to share our content with their networks.
Said he was more likely.
It was more likely to get you beat up then to get you a girlfriend.
The deep blow his head was more likely the cause of death.
It was more likely a boat thief.
The study concluded that a younger person was more likely to see the young woman first.
It was more likely his killer.
The couple moved across the country where it was more likely they could find work.
Ornithomimus was more likely to be an omnivore than a true carnivore.
Diplomats said a vote now was more likely on Friday.
It was more likely induced by trauma.
NASA recently confirmed that a ninth world was more likely than not.
Because she was more likely to grant an expedited trial.
This wheat variety was rarely exported to Europe and was more likely destined for Asia.
Which means it was more likely that the poisoning was deliberate.

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