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run the chance

VERB

risk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compromise defy endanger imperil jeopardize

STRONG

adventure beard brave chance confront dare encounter face gamble hazard jeopardy meet menace peril plunge speculate tackle venture wager

WEAK

be caught short defy danger expose to danger go out of one's depth hang by a thread leap before looking leave to luck play with fire put in jeopardy run the risk skate on thin ice take a flyer take a header take a plunge take on take the liberty

Antonyms

STRONGEST

guard protect save

STRONG

avoid be careful design dodge hide neglect plan retreat run away

WEAK

be certain

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

I was not sure whether you would come this way, Martin, but I thought I would run the chance.

From Shirley by Brontë, Charlotte

Dramatists like to depend on the programs for such information, but they run the chance that many auditors will not see the printed note.

From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce

Mentally he cursed the prudent cowardice of Daniel, who, having arranged this situation, had left him to run the chance of disgrace and defeat alone.

From Istar of Babylon A Phantasy by Potter, Margaret Horton

“We shall have to make for the nearest port, I fear, after all, or run the chance of starving,” said Adair.

From The Three Midshipmen by Prout, Victor

run the chance

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