fair shake
Example Sentences
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Then Mamdani would get a fair shake, and so would the rest of us.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025
“They're just interested in making sure that everybody's got a fair shake to get to it.”
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2025
But much of what voters will be weighing when they head to the polls is which candidate they believe will give them and their loved ones a fair shake.
From Slate • Nov. 3, 2024
We need a fair shake because this is the biggest fight in heavyweight history.
From BBC • May 16, 2024
The contraction—usually two words combined into one, as in don’t or I’m—seldom gets a fair shake from English teachers.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
