Examples of “more likely” in a Sentence

adjective Having a greater probability of happening or being true than something else.

• Rain is more likely on Thursday than on Friday.
• A software fault is far more likely than sabotage.
• More likely than not, the parcel is still at the depot.

adverb Used to introduce a more plausible explanation, often correcting the one just given.

• He said he was busy — more likely he just forgot.