fair shake
Example Sentences
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Teams have long relationships with his competitors and sometimes don’t give Light a fair shake, he said, so the company will approach players through their agents, family members or financial advisers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Covid destroyed Root's team, and there are other reasons why Root might also feel he didn't get a fair shake first time around.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life,” the actor added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Then Mamdani would get a fair shake, and so would the rest of us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2025
Already I was determined, I guess, to give Africa a fair shake.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
