fair shake
Example Sentences
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I felt like they were never going to get a fair shake at life,” the actor added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
“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
Hall argued Karamo never got a fair shake: “As soon as she was elected, people were trying to get her out of her seat.”
From Slate ● May 6, 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
