Definitions

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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Netflix took a chance on show runner brothers Matt and Ross Duffer.

From Los Angeles Times

Businesses should do more to take chances on young people, he said.

From BBC

“This kid is real. He’s not jaded or tainted by anything yet. And to Netflix’s credit, they took a chance on him.”

From Los Angeles Times

You have only 36 chances on a roll, so each one better count.

From The Wall Street Journal

She adds that there was a lot of pressure on her, because those behind the show were "taking a chance on working with me".

From BBC