fighting chance

Example Sentences

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But if there's one man who stands a fighting chance of making it happen...

From BBC • Jan. 12, 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