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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Ian Dennis: After shining at the Under-20 World Cup last October, Yassine will now hope for a chance on the biggest stage of all.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Ubraniak plays not only Sam but also Clay, the manager of Primary Trust, the bank that takes a chance on Kenneth, offering him a teller slot.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

“I put a reasonably good chance on the president firing Powell,” Sahm said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

But the team, and in particular Gwen Lagrue, its driver-development adviser, felt it was worth taking a chance on the teenager, having signed him in 2017 after watching him race in “minis” at age 11.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

“What a fine day for a group of strangers with no prior knowledge of each other to meet by chance on the garden path, as it were.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

chance on

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