unlikely place

collocation in English

meaningsofunlikelyandplace

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unlikely
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈlaɪ.kli/us
/ʌnˈlaɪ.kli/
not probable or likely ...
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place
noun
uk
/pleɪs/us
/pleɪs/
an area, town, ...
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(Definition ofunlikelyandplacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Consequently, many molluscs may have a multitude of eyes in more unlikely places, such as along the edge of their shell.
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And the savior who was foretold might be found in the most unlikely places...
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And that true strength sometimes comes from the most unlikely places.
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At times, it consisted of a single sentence inserted in the most unlikely places.
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I have tried to create order out of chaos, to find stability in flux and beauty in the most unlikely places.
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It is likely to come at the mostunlikelyplaceand time.
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A recent psychiatric patient is a vulnerable prisoner and transfer to prison is anunlikelyplacefor such a person to thrive in.
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You have already had barter, and you have had it in the mostunlikelyplace.
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The extremely warm desert environment may seem anunlikelyplacefor animals to thrive or even exist.
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This site seems like anunlikelyplaceto find a ceremonial center due to the fact that it is surrounded by swamps and is difficult to reach on foot.
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Some scholars have pointed out that over a quarter of the inscriptions are located on the bottom of a pot, an ostensiblyunlikelyplacefor a religious inscription.
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Looking for life in unlikely places the move from ocean to vacuum would not necessarily have been more difficult than the move from ocean to air.
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In addition to the scientific reasons for expecting life to be detectable away from planets, there is also a strong political reason to search for it in unlikely places.
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Sometimes, posters appear in the most unlikely places.
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We hear speeches on pollution in all kinds of unlikely places.
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I agree that they do occur in the most unlikely places.
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I have seen strange symptons of an unpleasant disease in the most unlikely places.
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Furthermore, the domestic community finds that it is harried in the most unlikely places for the most unnecessary reasons.
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We have heard some good jokes, some bad jokes and material that was scratched about for in the most unlikely places.
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The advantage of it has been proved in the most unlikely places.
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