chance
Example Sentences
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The victory left Sindarov in a commanding position at the Candidates tournament, where the winner gets the chance to play for the World Chess Championship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
If you’re flying out of O’Hare, you stand a 1-in-3 chance of not leaving on time — or at all.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
Rain could begin as early as Thursday in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and continue through Saturday, with a 70% chance of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
The case likely would have continued to languish if not for the sergeant’s chance encounter with a professor that fall.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Snapped and snarled whenever he’d had the chance.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
