fighting chance
Example Sentences
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The family of a teenage boy whose cancer returned days after he celebrated being cancer-free say a new clinical trial gives their son "a fighting chance".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Maresca's men, back in the Champions League after two years away, have now won three of their first five games to give themselves a fighting chance of finishing in the top eight.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
And so I have taken it upon myself to personally track down the responsible parties at “corporate” and beg them to give their employees in the supermarket a fighting chance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025
The hope is the snake’s new, higher profile in California can give it a fighting chance at avoiding extinction.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
John still had a fighting chance, she said.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
