fair shake

Example Sentences

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Then Mamdani would get a fair shake, and so would the rest of us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

“They're just interested in making sure that everybody's got a fair shake to get to it.”

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025

We need a fair shake because this is the biggest fight in heavyweight history.

From BBC • May 16, 2024

“You want your client to have a fair shake here, just as DA does. I will do my levelheaded best to make sure that happens.”

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2024

Already I was determined, I guess, to give Africa a fair shake.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver