Sentence examples for bit of a long shot from inspiring English sources

Isn't his candidacy a bit of a long shot?

It was still a bit of a long shot.

By any measure, Mr. James, 49, is a bit of a long shot.

But that case is considered a bit of a long shot.

I'm not saying we shouldn't aim to get a medal but being realistic it's a bit of a long shot.

Or has reprising the role of Belle made her a bit of a long shot for wholesome children's programming?

"And that'll about do it, folks, for the mayoral aspirations of Mr. Meeks, which were already a bit of a long-shot due to his social conservatism and the presence on the ballot of three other prominent African American candidates...," writes Tribune columnist Eric Zorn.

It's not that much of a long shot.

But now he can turn his attention fully to the fate of Lee, although Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo doused his hopes a bit by calling the team a long shot to land Lee.

I thought that might give me a bit of an 'in' but it was always a long shot".

That last bit of the future isn't here by a long shot.