run the chance
Example Sentences
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Fog, strong summer winds, the churning currents of the English Channel, make it far more risky than crossing the Atlantic, where at least yachts do not run the chance of going aground.
From Time Magazine Archive
"You should wear plenty of clothes in the winter time, or you may run the chance of taking cold."
From The Devil A Tragedy of the Heart and Conscience by Manning, Marie
I suppose I shall have to run the chance of being shot, for how can my own men know that I am not one of the enemy?
From With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War by Brereton, F. S. (Frederick Sadleir)
The chill of it has struck the little ones, and they do not care to run the chance of the scolding they would receive if they showed too much interest in us.
From Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India by Carmichael, Amy
"He'd be foolish to come to Paris and run the chance of being hit by his own shells."
From Air Service Boys Over The Rhine Fighting Above The Clouds by Beach, Charles Amory
