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

The battle closed in and people started to risk escape, tying white flags to vehicles crammed with people and chancing it on the treacherous road out.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022

It’s very satisfying to see an actress like Ms. Kidman use everything in her artistic toolbox while also chancing the audience’s sympathy and love.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2018

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

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2015

Was it worth chancing it, or should he double back?

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling