one in a million

1. Also,. Extraordinary, rare, as in She's the kindest soul—she's one in a million, or This ring is one in a thousand. All these terms are hyperbolic.

Example Sentences

We were set to meet at the Hamptons Film Festival, but I got to meet her beautiful daughter, Vicky, who is really just one in a million, just a stunning, wonderful human being.

From Salon

A donkey foal at a popular farm park has ended up with two mums after a "one in a million" birth.

From BBC

"The chances of this happening were one in a million. A chain reaction of so many things had to happen at the same time."

From BBC

The kind words, even the public gushing, were expected and appropriate, especially considering that he was the one in a million who turned his personality around from teenage thug and bully to savvy businessman and humanitarian.

From Los Angeles Times

"We were told that his illness was one in a million. Other parents were learning to change diapers but I was learning how to change chemotherapy ports and IVs."

From BBC

Related Words

• genius 
• sensation 
• whiz 
• wizard 
• wunderkind