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chance on

VERB
meet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
contact face find greet see
STRONG
accost collide confront cross encounter engage experience grapple hit light luck salute stumble tumble tussle
WEAK
brush against bump into come across come up against dig up fall in with get-together make a meet meet face to face rendezvous with rub eyeballs run across run into run up against touch shoulders
Antonyms
STRONG
avoid evade let go lose shun
WEAK
cancel dodge miss

Example Sentences

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“He felt like Purdue took a chance on him, and he wasn’t going to forget that.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Odd numbers and personalized plates could buy on odd-numbered days, and everyone got a chance on the 31st of any month.

From Los Angeles Times

“Your ba is making plans already. You want to take a chance on his changing his mind?”

From Literature

Or they may take a chance on Mr. de la Espriella in the first round.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bulls can argue to buy what has been a harsher dip for Adobe and ServiceTitan, but at this point consider taking your chances on the two software behemoths.

From Barron's

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.