How to Use fighting chance in a Sentence

fighting chance

noun
Definition of fighting chancenext
  • That left him tied for 20th among the 72 players in the morning wave, and gave him a fighting chance to make the cut.
    — Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • The next Congress has it in its power to give them a fighting chance.
    — David Chavern, National Review, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The parent who wrote the letter sees through it, at least -- that gives them a fighting chance.
    — Carolyn Hax, oregonlive.com, 4 Aug. 2019
  • His goals will give them a fighting chance of staying up.
    — SI.com, 10 July 2019
  • The party of the common man (and woman) still has a fighting chance to win back their votes.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The team’s pitching is superb and should give the A’s a fighting chance against anyone.
    — Susan Slusser, SFChronicle.com, 28 Sep. 2020
  • Auburn wasn’t able to capitalize on it in the 21-14 loss, but the defense gave it a fighting chance to beat the No.
    — Giana Han, al, 17 Nov. 2019
  • That is not to say that Sondheim doesn’t give Bernstein’s score a fighting chance.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2021
  • The latter gives the Pistons a fighting chance every night.
    — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2022
  • All of it is connected, and all of it deserves a fighting chance.
    — Britt Julious, chicagotribune.com, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The fact that Cincinnati gained enough respect to start the year ranked No. 8 gives it a fighting chance to become the first G5 team to make the playoff.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2021
  • The round-the-clock care, funded by the zoo’s members, is giving Captain a fighting chance.
    — Nora Mishanec, SFChronicle.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • So much so that in games that would be chalked up as a loss without a thought, Brissett may give the Browns a fighting chance.
    — Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2022
  • But the way the PGA has set up the course — at least so far — means he's got more than just a fighting chance going into the weekend.
    — Tim Dahlberg, Star Tribune, 21 May 2021
  • Still, Manchin at least had a fighting chance at holding his Senate seat for Democrats in 2024.
    — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2023
  • But those that meet labor benchmarks can claim $15 per MWh and may stand a fighting chance.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Ceramic nests could help to give these beloved seabirds a fighting chance.
    — Ryan Truscott, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2022
  • And Alabama raced out to its big lead, and the Fighting Irish never had much of a fighting chance.
    — Sam Blum, Dallas News, 2 Jan. 2021
  • Netflix will need to work its campaign magic to give it a fighting chance.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Sep. 2021
  • The time spent when everyone else is not focused on them gives them a fighting chance when things get good.
    — Ben Baldanza, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Vallabh and many like her whose fate hangs on the folds of a protein might finally have a fighting chance.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2019
  • In the Big 12, however, every team has a fighting chance.
    — Dallas News, 3 Nov. 2022
  • One solution for these tough shady spots is to have an arborist thin the canopy of the shade tree to let in more sunlight and give the grass a fighting chance.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 21 July 2023
  • Both are capable, but both have to improve to give the Angels a fighting chance at the playoffs.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 17 June 2021
  • The senator from Vermont explains why the left still has a fighting chance.
    — Elizabeth Bruenig, Star Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020
  • That would have ensured there was no way for the season to end without a fighting chance at Petco Park.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2022
  • His 211 yards and two touchdowns gashed the Mountaineers and gave Oklahoma a fighting chance.
    — Dallas News, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Democrats want to consolidate their strongholds in one district that would give them a fighting chance to win a House seat.
    — Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Oct. 2021
  • But some of Earth’s most extreme microbes would have better than a fighting chance.
    — Katherine Kornei, Science | AAAS, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Kelly punched in the game-tying goal, giving his Comets a fighting chance and setting the stage for a second-half nail-biter.
    — Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2021

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