Example Sentences

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If chancing the arm sounds simple, look what happened when Zak Crawley tried the same.

From BBC • Dec. 6, 2024

Like Friday nights at Blockbuster back in the day, the pleasure of Shudder is in chancing upon under-the-radar stuff.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2019

After chancing on his memoirs, Phillips had spent weeks in an effort to track down Fadoyebo.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2015

And that, members of both groups say, was the motivation for chancing the possibility that the whole enterprise might fail and alienate both bands' followings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2015

“We will,” Lily replies, chancing a smile at me.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish