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

When asked if she could give Trump a fair shake and “start off at zero,” she cut off Todd Blanche to say, “I don’t think it’s difficult.”

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024

A nation that believes that everyone should have a fair shake finds itself with a kind of inherited meritocracy.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times