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
Melvin Benn, managing director at Festival Republic, said: "Forgiveness and giving people a second chance are becoming a lost virtue in this ever-increasing divisive world."
From BBC • 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
Cooler weather, however, is on the horizon this week, which includes a 10% to 20% chance of thunderstorms, the weather service warned.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
I stand in the train yard, the ghostly, empty train yard, because it’s now or never; I don’t know that I’ll get the chance to face this again.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
